Outdoor Air Pollution
Clean Air Council works to reduce pollution and advocate for full implementation of the Clean Air Act, along with related state and local laws, to improve air quality.
Energy
Clean Air Council conducts educational programs, policy and legal advocacy promoting clean electric energy alternatives to dirty burning power plants deleterious to healthy air.
Sustainable Transportation
Clean Air Council works to reduce not only vehicle pollution and its effects, but also fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gas reduction, land use and sprawl.
Waste and Recycling
Clean Air Council’s Waste and Toxics Program works to minimize waste through reduction, reuse, and recycling and to keep toxic materials out of the waste stream.
Indoor Air Pollution
Clean Air Council considers indoor air pollution to be a serious threat to public health. The Council has channeled its efforts towards increasing awareness of the problems associated with indoor air pollution such as mold, radon, and tobacco smoke pollution.
Environmental Health
Clean Air Council’s Environmental Health Program raises awareness and provides tools to reduce the negative impacts of pollution and toxins on health.
Global Warming
Clean Air Council’s Global Warming Program advocates for state and federal policies that address global warming and support economic growth with clean energy
General Council Info
On April 16, Clean Air Council celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 5K Run for Clean Air. The Council wishes to thank all of the sponsors, volunteers, and participants who made this event a success. www.5krunforcleanair.org
Council Updates
The Clean Air Council submitted comments, attached below, on January 24, 2012 to the Allegheny County Board of Health (Board) on a proposed addition to the Allegheny County Health Department Rules and Regulations on Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers (OWBs). The Board is proposing to regulate OWBs by requiring specific setback and stack heigh requiements for new Phase 2 OWBs.
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On January 3, 2012 the Council submitted a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) questioning why many midstream operators were left off a list of Marcellus shale owners and operators who received requests for emissions inventory information.
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On January 19, 2012, the Clean Air Council submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding EPA Responses to State and Tribal Ozone Designation Recommendations. Ozone is formed through the mixture of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxide in the presence of sunlight and can cause damage to the lungs and other health related issues.
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Executive Director, Clean Air Council
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New Standards For Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy and Carbon Pollution
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On December 22, 2011, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responded to the Council's October 31, 2011 letter calling for EPA intervention in Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Aggregation Guidance.
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News
For Immediate Release
January 10, 2012
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Pa. power plant owner appeals emissions cleanup order
Posted: Jan 11, 2012 12:25 AM EST Updated: Jan 11, 2012 12:43 AM EST
By BRUCE A. SCRUTON
GenOn Energy, owner of a Pennsylvania power plant that is under federal orders to clean up its smokestack emissions, has filed an appeal of that order.
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Clean Air Council is purchasing Solar Renewable Energy Credits to support the development of the emission free Keystone Solar Project being built in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Click here for more details.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – January 6, 2012 Yesterday Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) Secretary Michael Krancer submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling the Clean Air Council’s request for Pennsylvania to comply with its federally-approved Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan (SIP) a “bizarre position.”
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Clean Air Council helped The Borough of Swarthmore get nationally recognized as a Green Power Community. Click below to learn more.
http://articles.philly.com/2011-10-31/news/30342330_1_wind-power-renewable-energy-clean-energy
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