Clean Air Council

As we close the book on 2024, Clean Air Council is excited to share our Annual Report! In the report, you will find reflections on this year of change; key victories; updates about our programs; Clean Air Council in the news; our financials; a member highlight; and a statement from the Board of Directors. Through our advocacy and legal efforts, we were able to stop emitting 11.4 M tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, going forward. This is the equivalent to taking 2.6 million gasoline cars off the road permanently. It was an impressive year for us and we are ready to continue to fight to protect your right to breathe clean air. Read the full report at https://lnkd.in/eJt9z7qU

BREAKING: Yesterday, the Department of Energy (DOE) released an analysis, which will provide a framework for evaluating new and pending permits for exporting liquified natural gas (LNG) to countries without a free trade agreement with the United States. The DOE found that expansion and continued use of LNG exports are unsustainable and unadvisable. “This report should end the discussion: LNG exports are bad for our pocketbooks, bad for the air we breathe, and bad for the safety of our communities. Energy independence does not mean shipping America’s resources overseas, it means harnessing and storing our abundant solar and wind energy. Clean Air Council urges the DOE to apply the study’s findings and deny the six pending permits for LNG export facilities,” said Alex Bomstein, Clean Air Council Executive Director. Read our full statement at https://buff.ly/49Fponj and the LNG export study at https://buff.ly/3P39fhM.

Tell Your Senator to Protect Our Tax-Exempt Status! Non-profits are under attack from HR 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. HR 9495 would grant the Secretary of Treasury the unilateral power to investigate and effectively shut down any tax-exempt organization by stripping them of their tax-exempt status. HR 9495 passed last month in the House of Representatives and will now be voted on by the Senate. Take action and tell your Senator to vote NO on HR 9495 https://buff.ly/4iA3khZ.

New The Guardian article details how Shell’s petrochemical plant in Monaca, PA has consistently violated their permits, flared toxins, spewed mysterious odors, misled the community on the economic benefits, and failed to hire as many workers as promised. Now, Shell’s plant is causing residents to feel that they need to “cocoon” from harmful pollution. “Visiting the Shell plant and merely smelling the air is inadequate to assess whether there are any air permit violations or malfunctions, let alone whether it’s safe to breathe the air,” said Alex Bomstein, Clean Air Council Executive Director, to The Guardian. Read the full article at https://buff.ly/4iu9wI2. Moms Clean Air Force Three Rivers Waterkeeper Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC)

Our air monitoring program is kicking off! Clean Air Council will be distributing particulate matter and volatile organic compound (VOC) air monitors to residents in parts of South and Southwest Philly impacted by air pollution. Join us on December 12th at 6:30 PM on Zoom for a community meeting to hear more about the project, and how you can become an air monitor host! We'll be livetweeting the webinar on Twitter (X) for anyone that can't make it. Register for the meeting at https://buff.ly/3OSgQ2K. Fill out the interest form to host an air monitor at https://buff.ly/49vM60W.

Need help decorating or picking out gifts that won't harm the planet? Clean Air Council has you covered with our official plastic-free holiday guide. Read the full guide at https://buff.ly/3BpWw5J. #plasticfree #holidayguide #giftgiving #holidays2024 #plasticfreeholiday

BREAKING: Today, EPA banned all consumer uses of the petrochemicals Trichloroethylene, or TCE, from cleaners, spot removers, lubricants and glue and perchloroethylene in dry-cleaning and in automotive-care products. TCE has been known to cause liver cancer, kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and damage to the nervous and immune systems. Perchloroethylene can cause liver, kidney, brain and testicular cancer, and can damage kidneys, the liver and the immune system, but it is not as harmful as TCE. “It’s simply unacceptable to continue to allow cancer-causing chemicals to be used for things like glue, dry cleaning or stain removers when safer alternatives exist,” said Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator for the E.P.A. Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Read the full article at https://buff.ly/3OLNhjh.

Thank you to everyone who has donated today for #GivingTuesday in support of our work! We can’t do this work without all of you and greatly appreciate your support. If you weren’t able to donate today, there’s still time before the end of year to donate. All donations will be matched. https://buff.ly/3ZxgAMK

The Trump incoming administration plans to open up Pennsylvania to the fossil fuel industry. Sadly we’ve seen what a rapid and reckless expansion means for residents across the state. Cancer, respiratory illnesses, and polluted drinking water are just a few of the public health issues we see happening to people forced to co-exist with major sources of pollution. Donate this #GivingTuesday to help us protect Pennsylvania from the fossil fuel industry. All donations will be matched. https://buff.ly/3ZxgAMK.

Our region is hotter than ever, record breaking droughts are followed by extreme weather and flooding, and communities are forced to deal with new environmental risks. All on top of the incoming Trump administration planning to gut the EPA, and open Pennsylvania up to the fossil fuel industry. The environment is in trouble and we need your help this #GivingTuesday to protect it in 2025. When you donate to Clean Air Council, you help us: ➡️ Stand up to polluters and their high-priced lawyers ➡️ Prioritize our work with communities that bear an unfair pollution burden ➡️ Push back against fossil fuel industry propaganda with facts and data Donate this #GivingTuesday to support our work. All donations will be matched. https://buff.ly/3ZxgAMK