You can help stop PennEast! Please sign up to be an intervenor on FERC docket CP20-47.
Comments are due March 4th! Go to FERC’s registration page where you can either login if you have an existing account, or register for a new login. Go to https://ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp […]
Sale of PES Refinery to Redeveloper Finalized, Shutting Down Philadelphia’s Largest Polluter for Good
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 12, 2020) – A decision in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday morning confirmed that Hilco Redevelopment Partners bested a refinery proposal to purchase the shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions […]
Sale of Refinery to Redeveloper Gives Reasons for Optimism about a Cleaner, Safer Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 22, 2020) – A filing in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday morning confirmed that Hilco Redevelopment Partners bested a refinery proposal to win the auction to purchase the […]
Clean Air Council Applauds EQB for Beginning Rulemaking Process to Control Emissions from Existing Oil and Gas Facilities
Harrisburg, PA (December 17, 2019) Today, the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) voted to initiate the rulemaking process on draft regulations to control VOC and methane emissions from the tens of […]
We Have An Announcement!
As we look towards Giving Tuesday tomorrow, we have an announcement! Clean Air Council is forming a sister organization! We are sure that you have some questions, so we’ll dive […]
Some of the Council’s 2019 Achievements
Forcing Pennsylvania to better monitor the impacts of natural gas expansion on local ecology. Submitted cap and trade petition to the Environmental Quality Board that addresses greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide. […]
Clean Air Council Demands Ban on the Use and Storage of Hydrofluoric Acid in the City of Philadelphia
Dear Councilmembers, For over fifty years, Clean Air Council has been working to protect everyone’s right to breathe clean air and a healthy environment. Over this time, the City […]
Hydrofluoric Acid Release from June 21st Explosion put PES Workers and Surrounding Community in Danger
October 16, 2019 Philadelphia, PA – The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board today released the results of the investigation requested by Clean Air Council into the explosion and […]
Protect Health with the Future Use of the Former Philadelphia Refinery
Clean Air Council is not satisfied with the City of Philadelphia’s current efforts in the aftermath of the closure of the Philadelphia refinery. City officials keep claiming there is little […]
Beaver County Citizen Groups and Regional Environmental Groups Praise PA DEP for Revoking BCCD’s Authority and Call for Suspension of Pipeline Permits
In a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Beaver County citizen groups and regional environmental groups praised the DEP’s actions to suspend the Beaver […]
