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Fresh Air Newsletter Winter 2021

 

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Martin Luther King Jr. Mural, Philadelphia, PA

Give Voice to Environmental Justice Communities Impacted by Pollution

"It is no secret that some communities are more impacted than others when it comes to being asked to host polluting facilities. Working to bring environmental justice to these communities is a top priority of Clean Air Council. The Council’s community organizers, engineers and lawyers help residents make their voices heard. As one example, the Council’s engineers have developed accurate, low-cost air monitoring devices, designed to be loaned to communities, so concerned residents can monitor air pollution levels where they live, or where their children go to school."

 Joe Minott, Executive Director and Chief Counsel on The Clean Air Council's 2021 Priorities

 

"On Air with Clean Air Council" Podcast

In the second installment of “On Air with Clean Air Council,” Staff Attorneys Robert Routh and Logan Welde detail how the outcome of the 2020 election will affect environmental health, climate change, environmental justice, and other pressing issues in Pennsylvania and beyond. What changes and opportunities can we expect in the next four years of a Biden administration? Listen and learn.

 

Registration Now Open:

2021 Virtual Run For Clean Air

Join Philadelphia's biggest Virtual Earth Day celebration and run or walk 5k and 10k distances from anywhere in the world. A myriad of exciting content, resources, and contests will keep runners busy all through April leading up to the event, including a live results broadcast on race day, Saturday April 17th. 

 
 
 

Industry's Dream Petrochemical Hub Would Be a Nightmare 

Royal Dutch Shell’s 386-acre ethane cracker is set to power up this year about 25 miles outside of Pittsburgh in Beaver County. It was planned as the anchor for a vast Petrochemical Hub of four more crackers strewn across the Ohio River Valley atop massive underground storage caverns.

 

Council Demands Strict Clean up Standards at Refinery Site

The Council helped impacted residents near the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery submit comments on a proposed lead standard for the clean up that many people, including Clean Air Council, believe is not strict enough.

 

Residents and The Council Partner To Resist Destructive Quarry In Upper Bucks County

The Council's legal and advocacy teams are helping neighbors push back on a proposed quarry that threatens the pristine rural areas near the Upper Tohickon Creek.

 

A Year In Review: The Council's Pedestrian Advocacy Group Feet First Philly

Last year was a tough one for all of us. Learn how Feet First Philly eveolved to meet the needs of pedestrians living through the pandemic.

 

Thank you to our members who gave to our Year-End Fundraising Campaign to help us raise over $80,000 in membership donations.

When you contribute to Clean Air Council, you’re investing in a healthy future for all Pennsylvanians.  Your annual membership supports our staff fighting on your behalf for a healthier environment. 

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