Clean Air Council Lauds the Independent Regulatory Review Commission for Approving Pennsylvania’s CO2 Budget Trading Program
Harrisburg, PA (September 1, 2021) This afternoon, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) voted to approve the final-form regulation that will link Pennsylvania to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) […]
Clean Air Council Gears Up for the 5th Annual Cycle September Event
Cycle September, with national partner Love to Ride, challenges people to bike all month long to win prizes and live more sustainably (September, 2021) Philadelphia, PA – Clean Air Council […]
Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit Extension for Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant in Wyalusing Township
WYALUSING, PA (August 26, 2021) – Today, PennFuture, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club appealed a second extension of the air pollution permit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) […]
Beech Hollow Power Plant Air Pollution Permit Appealed for Allowing Unlawful Levels of Air Pollution
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA (July 14, 2021) – Today, Clean Air Council, represented by itself and the Environmental Integrity Project, appealed the air pollution permit the Pennsylvania Department of […]
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 […]
