Clean Air Council

Frustrated with the state of the littered city, six groups are asking the mayoral candidates to commit to zero waste. Philadelphians are tired of littered streets. Plus, it’s not cheap: Philadelphia spends close to $50 million annually to deal with...

Methane is the only pollutant that is also a commodity (natural gas) and it isn’t released during combustion, it just leaks out of every facet of the gas industry.  Methane comes from lots of places. Methane is emitted during the...

In the decades long fight for a cleaner environment, we’ve been fighting a losing battle. The sad truth is, our laws are designed to accommodate pollution rather than prevent it. People feel powerless when it comes to preserving the quality...

Clean Air Council, Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, and Earthworks discussed the new federal administration’s possible paths to reducing greenhouse gas pollution in 2021. Clean Air Council, Clean Air Task Force, Earthjustice, and Earthworks all work to reduce greenhouse gas...

Clean Air Council’s Russell Zerbo explains the move, why it’s problematic, and how you can help. Earthjustice, Clean Air Council and other organizations (along with 20 U.S. states) are suing the federal government over the finalization of the removal of...

Clean Air Council is proud to host its 15th annual Greenfest Philly, an entirely free event presented by Toyota Hybrids. This year, for the first time, the festival will be completely virtual and extend over a 16-day period, giving environmentally...

Clean Air Council shares the problem and how to take action. This week city public health officials and advocates came together to oppose Trump’s damaging proposal to allow uncontrolled methane pollution from oil and gas facilities. We emphasized what we’re...

Join Feet First Philly & James Gitto for a walk on South 11th Street to explore the added pedestrian and bicycle safety infrastructure installed in 2019. We Will spend time talking about the project, its successes so far, challenges, and...

(Because President Trump Won’t) Guest column by Joseph Otis Minott, Esq., executive director and chief counsel of Clean Air Council Recently, President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its latest move to undo commonsense environmental protections and further weaken federal...