Alert Alert Alert!
Letters Needed to Urge PA DEP To Regulate Outdoor Wood Burning Stoves
Download our handout on boilers here |
Nanotechnology
 The Clean Air Council looks at the possible harm to the environment and public health caused by nanotechnology
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Clean Air Council calls for the removal of canned tuna from the Federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, which provides federal assistance to low-income mothers and their infants.
The Council concludes that canned light tuna should not be included in the WIC Food Package "because it contains level of mercury that are high enough to pose a health risk." Read the full comments HERE. |
The Annual Report is Here!
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| CAC Comments on Permit Application for Major Lead Emitter
Exide Technologies, a secondary lead smelter and used lead-acid batteries processor near Reading, PA, is seeking renewal of its Clean Air Act Title V Permit from the PA DEP. Given Exide’s significance as a lead emitter and its poor compliance history, Clean Air Council recently reviewed permitting documents and submitted Comments to DEP seeking improvements to the terms of the Proposed Permit soon to be finalized.
Click here to read the Council's comments ...
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Philadelphia
Mobility Alternatives Program
 Make your commute easier and less stressful by
learning about MAP (Mobility Alternatives Program). Through
the use of various travel demand management strategies,
employees can commute to work using transportation
methods other than single-occupancy vehicles. |
Communities Adapting to Climate Change
 Adapting to climate change means communities - and countries - are taking action to reduce their vulnerabilities and build their resilience to these new and heightened risks, to reduce the damaging impact that climate change will have on their lives and livelihoods.
Learn more at http://www.oxfam.org/en/climatechange |
Clean Air Council Conducts Survey of SEPTA riders and non-riders. Clean Air Council makes recommendations to SEPTA
 Click here for the survey results!
See recommendations here! |
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 Natural Gas
Clean Air Council supports limited use of natural gas as a transition fuel - a "common ground" between energy and the environment. Click here to read a short background paper.
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Electronic Waste
Don't let your household's unwanted electronics become hazardous waste. View electronic recycling events and collections in Pennsylvania here or national take back programs in our electronic waste guide.
The City of Philadelphia will be collecting household hazardous waste on May 23 from 9am to 3pm at Parkside and Belmont Aves. in West Phila.
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Green Ports Initiative
 The Council is spearheading an effort to minimize the environmental impact of the Philadelphia Ports. For more information, click here.
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Pennsylvania  Goes Smoke-Free!
On June 13, 2008, Governor Ed Rendell signed the Clean Indoor Air Act. Thanks to the many membersand friends of the Council that helped bring smoke-free legislation to Pennsylvania. Though the measure still unfairly allows workers in some industries to be exposed to tobacco smoke, it prohibits smoking in most public areas and workplaces, protecting the majority of citizens in Pennsylvania from tobacco smoke.
In September 2008, the bill will take full effect everywhere in the state except for in the City of Philadelphia, which will be permitted to preserve its pre-existing smoking ban – the Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Law. for a detailed comparison of the city-wide and state-wide legislation. |
Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Trail
The Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Trail loop is a planned
multi-use trail network serving as the hub for
a regional trail system that includes the Cobbs Creek Bikeway,
the Botanic Trail, and the East Coast Greenway. The 20-mile
loop trail route connects Historic Bartram's Garden with Fort
Mifflin, loops around the Philadelphia International Airport,
connects with the trails within the John Heinz National Wildlife
Refuge at Tinicum, and then back to Bartram's Garden via
the Cobbs Creek Bikeway.
The Tinicum to Fort Mifflin segment of the trail is endangered by the proposed expansion of Philadelphia International Airport. Clean Air Council has submitted comments supporting the trail in response to the Federal Aviation Administration's draft Environmental Impact Statement for airport expansion. Read more about the Trail here. |
Oppose
Coal to Liquids
America is facing critical choices about its energy
future; how do we fulfill our energy needs AND combat
global warming? The coal industry wants to turn
coal into a liquid transportation fuel. But liquid
coal would have devastating impacts on our economy,
our communities, and our environment.
Click here to view the NRDC film Crude Substitute:
The Folly of Liquid Coal.
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The Future of Coal in Pennsylvania:
 A Dialogue
View the presentations delivered at this timely and proactive conference on what lies ahead for coal energy in Pennsylvania. |
An online history of 40 remarkable years of Clean
Air Council is available here.
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 Proposed
High-Voltage Power Transmission Lines Threaten Environment
The United States Department of Energy is considering
allowing regulations to be changed regarding the
development of new high-voltage power distribution
lines. This may result in damage to sensitive landscapes
in our region along with increased reliance on polluting
coal plants in the central portion of the US. Learn
more about this issue by reading
our fact sheet.
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The Latest From
The Council's Press Room: 
Council lawsuit against coal-fired power plants
results in record $4.6 billion settlement
Find more news here. |
 Philadelphia
Street Furniture Program Comments
Clean Air Council has issued a fact
sheet on the City
of Philadelphia's Request for Proposals on a
Comprehensive Street Furniture Program. Learn
more about how a good street furniture program
can enhance quality of life for city residents,
workers, and visitors.
You are encouraged to write a letter to the City
of Philadelphia with your thoughts on this matter. Click here to see our letter. |
Clean Air Council Working to Increase Awareness of Global Warming in Delaware 
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