Methane emissions are accelerating climate change — here’s what we can do about it
Methane is one of the worst greenhouse gasses, and methane emissions are one of the biggest contributors to climate change.
Clean air
Our country’s reliance on fossil fuels is leaving millions of Americans with polluted air to breathe.
The Latest on Clean air
STATEMENT: Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato Announces her “All In Allegheny Action Plan”
Statement: New clean car standards are a win for health, environment
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Small solar projects are delivering 10 times as much power as a decade ago
Biden administration pauses plans for new gas export facilities
New EV School Bus Funding Coming to PA
Featured Resources
Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Laws in Pennsylvania
PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council V. US Steel Motion for Entry and Proposed Consent Decree
Coalition Letter in support of PA Appliance Efficiency Standards 2023-2024
Lawn care goes electric
I look forward to helping everybody out, installing these water heaters, saving folks money, and getting the job done.Rasheer Blair, Heat Pump Technician Student, Energy Coordinating Agency
I look forward to helping everybody out, installing these water heaters, saving folks money, and getting the job done.
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Biden administration sets new efficiency standards for washing machines, clothes dryers
Updated standards to take effect in 2028 will reduce pollution
Statement: U. S. Steel fined $2 million for air pollution violations at Clairton Coke Works
Allegheny County's most-toxic industrial air polluter fined for 362 new violations
Statement: Biden administration’s action to reduce soot pollution will save lives
New air quality protection will reduce dangerous fine particulate matter in Pennsylvania, nationwide
Cleaner air in Steel City
PennEnvironment and the National Environmental Law Center just helped settle one of the largest citizen-initiated Clean Air Act cases in U.S. history, and as a result, the people of the Pittsburgh region may soon breathe easier.
PennEnvironment’s record-breaking legal victory against U.S. Steel
$42 million settlement of Clean Air Act enforcement suit doles out the largest penalty of its kind in state history and will upgrade Clairton plant, reduce emissions, and create public health funds
