Council Updates
Council Receives a Response to Comments on the Buffalo Compressor Station
On May 14, 2012, the Clean Air Council along with the Group Against Smog and Pollution, submitted comments on Plan Approval 63-00955B. The Plan Approval was to add two 10,280 horsepower Solar Turbine Taurus 70 model gas turbines at the Natural Fuel Gas Supply Corp, Buffalo Compressor Station in Buffalo Township.
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In Response to Lawsuit PA DEP Updates Six Coal Plant Permits
May 25, 2012 - In response to a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental groups, including the Clean Air Council, before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board, PA DEP noticed in the Pennsylvania Bulletin its intent to issue renewal applications for Title V Op
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Clean Air Council and Coalition Partners Submit Comments to DEP Re: General Permit for Marcellus Shale Operations
May 24, 2012- The Clean Air Council, along with a statewide coalition of environmental groups including Earthjustice, PennEnvironment, Clean Water Action, Responsible Drilling Alliance, Pennsylvania Forest Coalition, Pennsylvania Sierra Club, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain Watershed Association, submitted comments on Pennsylvania’s revisions to the General Permit 5 (GP-5)—a general permitting vehicle that could have a heavy impact on Marcellus Shale drilling and processing in Pennsylvania.
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EPA Responds to Clean Air Council's Gasoline Additive Letter
The Clean Air Council recently sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and EPA Region III Administrator Shawn Garvin, praising both the EPA and the Pennsylvania DEP for considering a switch to reformulated gasoline for the Pittsburgh area. See our April 20 Letter for background.
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Comments on Pennsylvania's Minor Source Permit Streamlining Proposal
The Clean Air Council recently submitted comments to the EPA asking the agency to reject a proposal to streamline the permitting process for minor air pollution sources in Pennsylvania. While making the permitting process is a laudible goal, Pennsylvania's proposed plan would violate the Clean Air Act by eliminating the public notice and public participation from certain steps in the permitting process.
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News
Energy Efficiency and Renewables on the Rise
PJM Interconnection, the company responsible for electric grid management in the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest, recently held a capacity auction for energy year 2015-2016. Through the auction, PJM procured a record amount of new capacity, with energy efficiency and demand management filling much of the void left by retiring coal-fired power plants. Of the 164,561 MW of capacity secured, 14,833 MW will come from demand response and energy efficiency programs, up 5 percent and 12 percent, respectively, from last year. These numbers prove that energy effieciency and d
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Clean Air Council Featured in Citizens Voice Article: UGI officials present West Wyoming compressor plan
UGI officials present West Wyoming compressor plan
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Clean Air Council Featured in TimesLeader Article: W. Wyoming gas project examined; UGI Energy Services highlights safety, benefits, but some are skeptical.
W. Wyoming gas project examined
UGI Energy Services highlights safety, benefits, but some are skeptical.
MATT HUGHES
May 23
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Clean Air Council Sends Thank You Letter to Governor Corbett Re: MOU to Develop Wind Power in the Great Lakes
The Clean Air Council has sent a letter to Governor Corbett thanking him for his support of offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes. See the full letter below.
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Offshore Wind Energy Project Moves Forward off NJ, DE, MD, VA
A project known as Atlantic Wind Connection has received approval from the US Department of the Interior to make use of a section of the outer continental shelf for offshore wind energy tranmission lines. The transmission lines will stretch from northern New Jersey to southern Virgina, creating a "backbone" of tranmissions lines along one of the most densely populated areas of the country. This additional enegry infrastructure, which will interconnect with the existing regional PJM electricity grid, will reduce congestion in an already stressed grid.&
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