Clean Air Council: Pruitt Not Protecting Pennsylvania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2017 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt endangers Pennsylvanians with his career-long effort to put corporate profits above public health. Today’s visit from […]
President Trump’s Misguided Climate Change Executive Order Harms Pennsylvanians’ Air Quality
On March 28, 2017 President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order attacking vital public health safeguards that protect American families from dangerous air pollution. Trump’s executive order seeks to rewrite […]
Clean Air Council to Host 36th Annual Run for Clean Air on Sunday, April 9, Sponsored by Toyota Hybrids
Register Today to Run for Clean Air and Be a Part of the Region’s Largest Earth Day Celebration (March 28, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Clean Air Council today announced […]
Clean Air Council Launches Website to Protect Communities in Southwest Pennsylvania from Harmful Coke Oven Air Pollution
MARCH 23, 2017 (Pittsburgh, PA) – Air pollution from the coke oven industry has impacted the health of residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and beyond. The Clean Air […]
Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue Owners of Steel Plant Over Illegal Air Pollution
Pollution from Pittsburgh-area Allegheny Ludlum Plant Far Exceeded Clean Air Act Limits, Threatening Public Health March 23, 2017 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) — Four environmental organizations today provided notice that they intend […]
Clean Air Council Calls on PUC Commissioner Robert Powelson to Step Down After “Jihad” Remarks to Gas Industry Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 23, 2017) – Official statement from Joseph Otis Minott, Esq., Executive Director and Chief Counsel, Clean Air Council: “The statements that Pennsylvania Public Utility […]
Landowners Going to Federal Court to Fight Pipeline Eminent Domain Condemnation
For Immediate Release (MARCH 22, 2017) Williamsport, Pa. – Landowners in the path of Williams Companies’ proposed Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline challenging eminent domain property seizure will appear in federal court […]
PA Communities Demonstrate Support for Critical Methane Emission Rules at State Capitol
Harrisburg, PA – On Tuesday, March 21st Pennsylvania residents, environmental organizations, and health professionals held a press conference to express support for Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to reduce methane emissions […]
Air Modeling and Citizen Science: Clean Air Council Releases Tool to Help Communities Fight Back and Protect Their Health
(MARCH 10, 2017) PHILADELPHIA, PA – In an effort to provide communities with tools to advocate for stronger air pollution laws and regulations, Clean Air Council released a white paper […]
Clean Air Council Statement on Scott Pruitt’s Undermining of Rulemaking for Existing Source Methane Pollution
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 3, 2017) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Thursday the termination of an information request about equipment and methane pollution from oil and […]
