Feet First Philly Launches Fourth Year of Pedestrian Enhancement Mini-Grant Program
PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 1, 2023) Feet First Philly (FFP), a volunteer led pedestrian advocacy organization and a project of the Clean Air Council, launched the fourth round of their Public […]
Clean Air Council Celebrates EPA Proposal to Curb Carbon Pollution from the U.S. Power Sector
Philadelphia, PA (May 11, 2023) This morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal for: (1) updated New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution […]
Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Shell Plastics Plant in PA for Air Pollution Violations
Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council Sue Shell Polymers Monaca Plant Near Pittsburgh to Halt Illegal Emissions of Smog-Forming Pollutants Pittsburgh — The Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air […]
Stop LNG by Rail Network
Gibbstown/Wyalusing LNG by Rail permit renewal DENIED by Federal Government Communities hail decision as justice served after long battle A Special Permit for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in […]
In Letter to EPA, 23 Pennsylvania and National Climate Groups Call on Biden Administration to Cut Pollution in Power Sector
In advance of imminent EPA proposed rules, organizations call for new carbon pollution standards for new, existing power plants HARRISBURG, PA — Today, a coalition of 23 clean energy, environmental […]
Renovo Energy Center Will Not Be Built
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Alex Bomstein, Legal Director, Clean Air Council, abomstein@cleanair.org Jessica O’Neill, Senior Attorney, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, oneill@pennfuture.org; Leigh Martinez, Director of Communications, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future, martinez@pennfuture.org, […]
Federal Third Circuit Court Rules Citizens Air Quality Permit Challenge Against Adelphia Gateway’s Quakertown Natural Gas
Compressor Station May Go Forward Court Rejects Adelphia’s Attempt for a “Do-Over” in Federal Court After Losing at Commonwealth Court (WEST ROCKHILL TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY – March 14, 2023) Notch […]
Big Pennsylvania Supreme Court Win for Environmental Advocates and the Public
HARRISBURG, PA (February 22, 2023) – Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down a major decision in two suits where the public sought reimbursement for legal costs in environmental cases: […]
Groups Urge PA to Temporarily Halt Operations at Shell Chemical Plant for Ongoing Air Pollution Violations
Pittsburgh, PA — A pair of environmental organizations today sent a letter to Pennsylvania urging the state to temporarily halt operations at a Shell plastics chemical plant northwest of Pittsburgh […]
Environmental groups take legal action against PA chemical plant for air pollution violations
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Today, the Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council filed a notice of intent to sue a petrochemical plant in Beaver County, about 30 miles west of Pittsburgh, […]
