Clean Air Council Lauds PA Environmental Quality Board for Adopting CO2 Budget Trading Program
Harrisburg, PA (July 13, 2021) This morning, the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voted to adopt a final-form rulemaking that will curb climate-disrupting carbon pollution from power plants and link Pennsylvania […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor of PennEast in the Case of PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey
WASHINGTON, DC (June 29, 2021) Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of New Jersey in its legal battle opposing the development of the PennEast Pipeline. The decision […]
Environmental Organizations, Elected Officials, and Concerned Residents Urge DEP to Protect Aquashicola Creek
MONROE COUNTY (June 17, 2021) – On Thursday, June 17, 2021, the Aquashicola/Pohopoco Watershed Conservancy (APWC) submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) a bundle of letters of support […]
Court Rulings Restore Appeals of Compressor Station Air Permit
(WEST ROCKHILL TOWNSHIP, PA – June 16, 2021) A pair of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decisions yesterday restores the rights of neighbors to a pipeline compressor station and its host municipality […]
Senator Comitta and Representative Herrin Introduce Companion Bills to Make Critical RGGI Investments in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA (June 14, 2021) – This morning, Senator Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, and Representative Dianne Herrin (D-Chester) introduced companion legislation, […]
Groups Appeal Power Plant Air Pollution Permit in Environmental Justice Community
RENOVO, PA (May 27, 2021) – Yesterday, Clean Air Council, PennFuture, and the Center for Biological Diversity appealed the air pollution permit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued […]
Clean Air Council Applauds Release of Draft Final-Form RGGI Rule
Harrisburg, PA (May 4, 2021) This afternoon, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published the draft final-form regulatory text for a program that will cut climate-disrupting carbon pollution from power […]
Pennsylvania Still Failing in Many Areas, According to American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” Report
PENNSYLVANIA (April 21, 2021) – Wednesday, the American Lung Association released its annual “State of the Air” report, ranking metropolitan areas and counties for air pollution. The areas are ranked […]
Environmental Groups, Law Center File “Friend of Court” Brief in Opposition to Challenge to Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 15, 2021) – Earlier today, PennFuture, Clean Air Council, and the Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s Environmental Law and Sustainability Center filed a “friend of the court” […]
Clean Air Council and PennEnvironment file motion to join lawsuit to overturn PA plastics preemption law
Environmental groups seek intervention to join municipalities in seeking to undo General Assembly’s unconstitutional overreach PHILADELPHIA – PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council filed a motion to intervene on Tuesday in […]
