Council Updates
Council Submits Comments to Allegheny on Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers
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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DEP Agrees with Council that Certain Marcellus Operators Were Not Included in Emissions Inventory Request
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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Council Submits Comments to EPA on Smog Designations
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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Council's Executive Director Testifies Before the EPA on New CAFE Standards
As prepared for delivery
Testimony of Joseph Otis Minott, Esq.
Executive Director, Clean Air Council
On
New Standards For Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy and Carbon Pollution
Executive Director, Clean Air Council
On
New Standards For Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy and Carbon Pollution
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EPA Responds to Council's Call for Action on PA DEP Aggregation Guidance
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
MAPLE Coalition Opposes GenOn Pollution Lawsuit to Protect Public Health over Corporate Profit
For Immediate Release
January 10, 2012
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Pa. Power Plant Owner Appeals Emissions Cleanup Order
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 Commits to Largest Solar Power Project in Pennsylvania
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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PA DEP Secretary Calls Complying with Federal Clean Air Act Rules “Bizarre”
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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Swarthmore Flaunts Its Power
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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