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Welcome to Clean Air Council’s (now) monthly newsletter. We’re excited to share the following news with you and hope you learn a little more about the organization you support. – Thanks, from all of us at Clean Air Council
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Get to FIFA and America250 Events Without Driving
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Philadelphia is expecting millions of visitors for FIFA World Cup matches and America250 celebrations. Clean Air Council’s new Car-Free Routes map highlights transit, biking, and walking options to help you reach destinations across the region while avoiding traffic and parking hassles.
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We Need the Energy Bills Relief Act
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As electricity bills continue to rise, Clean Air Council brought elected officials and advocates together to support the Energy Bills Relief Act. This bill would shield consumers from increasing energy costs by requiring large energy users, including data centers, to cover more of the costs they create.
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PEOPLE DOING GREAT THINGS
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She Saw Workers in a Stream. The Next Day, She Learned a Pipeline Had Leaked.
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Lora Snyder became an advocate after a pipeline leak near her Delaware County home exposed the risks of the Mariner East project. Through years of community organizing and environmental monitoring, she helped advance stronger pipeline safety protections and continues to fight for cleaner air, safer communities, and environmental justice.
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Save the Date: Plastic-Free July
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Are you ready for Plastic-Free July? Join the global movement to reduce single-use plastics and take action against the growing plastic pollution crisis. Small changes can add up to cleaner communities and less demand for the fossil fuels used to produce plastic.
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Our Summer Drive is one of our two major fundraisers of the year, and we count on the money we raise to make sure we can keep fighting the climate crisis throughout the year.
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Air Pollution May Affect Brain Health
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Research is uncovering links between long-term exposure to air pollution and the risk of cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia.
On a recent episode of Penn Memory Center’s podcast, The Age of Aging, Clean Air Council advocate Russell Zerbo joined researchers and public health experts to discuss what this science means for Philadelphia and why clean air is essential for healthy aging.
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The Council is Philadelphia’s oldest environmental non-profit. We have been fighting for everyone’s right to a healthy environment since 1967.
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215-567-4004
members@cleanair.org
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