Coalition of Environmental Organizations Appeal Permit Allowing Unlawful Levels of Air Pollution in Southwestern PA
ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA (November 5, 2021) – Yesterday, a coalition of environmental organizations appealed a decision by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to grant a permit for […]
Statement On EPA’s New Rules To Curb Methane Emissions From the Oil and Gas Industry
[November 2, 2021, Philadelphia, PA] – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two proposed rules to significantly reduce methane and other harmful pollutants from both new and modified as […]
Clean Air Council joins officials’ call to pull Mariner East permits
HARRISBURG, PA (October 27, 2021) On Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Senator Katie Muth (PA-44) and Representatives Dianne Herrin (PA-156) and Danielle Friel-Otten (PA-155) hosted an event in support of residents and […]
PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS VOICE PRIDE IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
New statewide poll shows Republican, Democratic and Independent voters all call efforts to improve the environment, like RGGI, a top influencing issue when it’s time to vote PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 25, […]
Coalition Launches ProtectiveBuffersPA.org to Promote Setback Distances and Better Protect Pennsylvanians from Oil and Gas Infrastructure
(PENNSYLVANIA) Tuesday, October 12 – The Protective Buffers PA coalition launched the ProtectiveBuffersPA.org website today to educate Pennsylvania residents and legislators about the importance of protective setback distances. A setback […]
Criminal Charges Announced Against Energy Transfer, Developer of Mariner East Pipelines
PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 5, 2021) Standing at the shore of Marsh Creek Lake, the site of a major spill last year on the Mariner East 2 pipeline project, Attorney General […]
Clean Air Advocates Defeat Proposed Western PA Gas Plant
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA — This week, community advocates, Clean Air Council, and Environmental Integrity Project successfully defeated the Beech Hollow power plant, a proposed 1,000-megawatt gas-fired power plant whose air […]
PennEast Pipeline Canceled: Residents and Environmental Organizations Win 7 Year Fight
PHILADELPHIA, PA (Sept 27, 2021) Today Pipeline Company LLC (PennEast) announced it will end development of its approximately 120-mile long, 36-inch diameter pipeline, which was planned to transport fracked gas […]
Groups Urge Environmental Quality Board to Raise Bond Amounts for PA Oil and Gas Wells
Oil and gas companies currently put up a fraction of well cleanup costs, harming public health and costing taxpayers Harrisburg, PA — Today, national and Pennsylvania-based environmental groups sent petitions […]
Clean Air Advocates Act to Stop “Zombie” Permit for Western PA Plant
Allies Cry Foul to Effort to Resurrect Dead Permit for Beech Hollow Plant WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA — Today, Clean Air Council appealed an effort by Pennsylvania to resurrect a defunct […]
