You don’t need to ‘sacrifice’ Chester for Europe’s energy security (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/24/2024)

For full article: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/european-energy-crisis-pa-lng-chester-export-cliamte-20240424.html The future of energy is clean, green, and renewable, and we would all do well to get with the times. Europe’s energy crisis is over; Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and secretary of energy, said so himself at a recent event in Berlin. The United States played a huge role in making this possible. Your liquefied […]

Hundreds gather for 4th Annual Environmental Justice March in Chester, PA

April 20, 2024 – Chester, PA. –  People marched and caravanned from Chester City Hall to the front of Covanta’s trash incinerator, calling for environmental justice and the right to a healthy environment. Hosted by Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL, pronounced “circle”), the march demonstrated the need for clean air and justice for Chester City residents. Unfortunately, the […]

The city of Chester burns thousands of tons of trash every day. This documentary shows residents’ efforts to stop the pollution. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/18/2024)

For full article: https://www.inquirer.com/arts/trash-burn-confluence-film-festival-philadelphia-20240418.html?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_email_traffic&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo= “Trash & Burn,” directed by Bilal Motley, will be screened at this weekend’s “Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia” film festival. Nearly everyone Bilal Motley grew up with has asthma. All of his friends, all of his siblings wheezed as their airways constricted day to day. But this is life in Chester, Pennsylvania. The city’s childhood asthma […]

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