Swarthmore’s Connection to Environmental (In)Justice in Chester (9/21/23)

By Chris Folk, C-4 Student https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2023/09/21/swarthmores-connection-to-environmental-injustice-in-chester/ Located in the fourth richest county in Pennsylvania, Swarthmore is a utopian suburb for wealthy, liberal whites, where people regularly live into their eighties. Swarthmore, the town and college, can easily feel like a bubble – physically and psychologically isolated from the rest of the world. When one wants to get out and go […]

Danger in Chester, Pennsylvania? A proposed gas-to-liquid processing plant raises concerns, questions for residents in majority Black city – The Final Call (09/21/23)

Read full article CHESTER, Pa.—The City of Chester, situated near Philadelphia, has a troubling history of environmental injustices inflicted upon its residents.  Now, the predominately Black community faces yet another threat: a proposed gas-to-liquid processing plant by Penn American LNG.  This potentially hazardous facility poses risks to the environment and jeopardizes the health and safety of Chester’s residents.  Nonetheless, the […]

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