Shell’s Beaver County Ethane Cracking Facility Emits Illegal Amount of Pollution, Puts Nearby Communities at Risk
Monaca, PA (December 15, 2022) – Last night, The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a notice of violation to Shell Chemical Appalachia for exceeding their rolling yearly volatile […]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Takes a Rare Step by Granting Environmental Coalition’s Petition to Protect Aquatic Life in the Delaware Estuary
PA, NJ, DE, NY – In a rarely taken step, today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a legal petition filed by a coalition of leading environmental organizations regarding the […]
Groups Appeal PADEP’s Extension of Illegal Power Plant Air Permit
RENOVO, PA (November 22, 2022) – Today, Clean Air Council, PennFuture, and the Center for Biological Diversity appealed an extension of Renovo Energy Center’s air pollution permit for a large […]
Clean Air Council Criticizes Signing of Massive Methane Giveaway, HB1059
Harrisburg, PA (November 3, 2022) This afternoon, Governor Wolf signed 66 bills into law, including House Bill 1059, a roughly $2 billion tax credit package, over 90% of which goes […]
Clean Air Council Appeals Permit Exemption for Proposed Petrochemical Facility in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA (October 25, 2022) Today, Clean Air Council brought a legal challenge to a permit waiver for the Encina plastics processing facility proposed for Point Township, Northumberland County. […]
Conservation Organizations Urge DEP to Deny Transco Water Permits for Transco’s Proposed Gas Pipeline Expansion in Exceptional Value Waters
Local, regional, and state environmental groups submitted 28 pages of comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Wednesday, calling on DEP to deny the water crossing and […]
Third Circuit Rejects Challenge to DRBC Fracking Ban and Holds Environmental Rights Amendment Does Not Support Fracking
Philadelphia, PA (September 16, 2022) Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision affirming that Pennsylvania state legislators and municipalities lacked standing to challenge […]
Feet First Philly Launches Third Year of Pedestrian Enhancement Mini-Grant Program After Two Successful Years
PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 1, 2022) Feet First Philly (FFP) launched the third season of their public space enhancement mini-grant program that funds projects aimed at improving Philadelphia’s pedestrian environment. The […]
Judges Rule Power Plant Air Pollution Limits Illegally High
RENOVO, PA (August 30, 2022) – Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board ruled in favor of three environmental groups in their appeal of the air pollution permit for a large […]
Clean Air Council Applauds Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and its Historic Climate Package
PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 12, 2022) This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to adopt the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a budget reconciliation bill that was approved by the […]
