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Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Adopting
Mercury Pollution Standards for Power Plants
Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Approves Gov. Rendell’s State-Level Proposal
Harrisburg, PA—The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) today voted overwhelmingly to approve implementation of the Rendell administration’s plan to require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution by 90 percent by 2015. The proposal is supported […]

Legislators Vote to Derail
Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program
House Transportation Committee Sends Controversial Bill to House Floor

Harrisburg, PA—In a disappointing turn of events for Pennsylvania’s environment and public health, the state House Transportation Committee voted today in support of Senate Bill 1025. This controversial legislation would block state regulators from implementing strong clean air standards […]

This fall, Clean Air Council is working with Pennsylvania farmers to create a new style of partnership between environmentalists and the agricultural community, in order to build support for change in global warming policy. I also want to share some news on the Council’s recent victory for public health in the seafood aisle. And don’t […]

On Monday, October 16, the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on The Mercury-Free Thermostat Act, House Bill 2658.
The legislation before the Committee will protect public health and our environment by prohibiting the sale and improper disposal of mercury thermostats in the Commonwealth.
The mercury issue requires immediate attention from the […]

Are you worried about the effects of global warming, the fluctuating price of gas and oil, and the war in the Middle East? Are you tired of waiting for our leaders in Harrisburg and Washington D.C. to take action to solve our energy problems?
With control of the state House and Congress up for grabs […]