Clean Air Council

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At a Wednesday press conference, local and state leaders will outline the Brighter PA vision: modernizing the grid, expanding solar energy, protecting consumers, and reforming utilities to make energy more affordable and equitable for Pennsylvanians

Energy Affordability for All Pennsylvanians

Pa. fines Shell $15 million for air pollution from its Beaver County plastics plant Shell was fined $15 million for more than two dozen visible emissions violations at its Western Pennsylvania chemical plant.

Today is PARK(ing) Day! Across Philadelphia and around the country, organizations are temporarily transforming parking spaces into public spaces to get people thinking about how our streets could be used differently.

At Clean Air Council’s parklet in Center City, we’re inviting people to design their own street! Spin the wheel, get a prompt, and create a street that meets the challenge.

It’s a fun way to start conversations about street safety, street design, and how we can create public spaces that work better for everyone. Learn more: https://buff.ly/q1kTK2y

Happy PARK(ing) Day, Philly!

UPDATE: On Monday, more than 200 Philadelphians rallied outside City Hall with a clear message: Philadelphia needs a moratorium on massive AI data centers now.

Two days later, Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a new data center task force to study the potential impacts of data centers and recommend protections for Philadelphia.

As WHYY reports, the task force’s recommendations aren’t due until June 30, 2027. In the meantime, Philadelphia has no local zoning laws or regulations specifically governing AI data center development.

“We need to have a moratorium in place now, or we will be waiting while the development will be happening, and we can’t do that because Philadelphians need protections,” Clean Air Council Executive Director Alex Bomstein told WHYY.

Read the full article: https://buff.ly/dU2xa85

⚠️ Pennsylvania’s electricity demand is growing fast, and AI data centers are a major reason why.

A new analysis from the PA Public Utility Commission warns that rapidly growing data center demand could threaten the reliability of our electric grid. By 2030, the risk of electricity shortages could be nearly six times higher than the grid’s reliability standard.

Pennsylvania needs to address both sides. We need to rein in unchecked electricity demand from massive AI data centers while making it easier to build clean energy.

HB 2651, sponsored by State Rep. Mandy Steele (D-33), would help by removing unreasonable barriers to solar, wind and energy storage projects while preserving communities’ role in the process.

Read the report: https://buff.ly/Mng859W

More on HB 2651: https://buff.ly/TFjjaF8

Following Monday’s rally at City Hall calling for a moratorium on AI data center development, news reports say Mayor Cherelle Parker plans to sign an executive order formalizing a data center task force.

But a task force will need time, and data center development isn’t waiting.

“Task forces can take time to develop rules," aid Clean Air Council Executive Director Alex Bomstein,"and that’s time we don’t have."

Contact your rep in City Council and tell them to pass a moratorium now: live.cicerodata.com