Communities oppose H2 Hubs due to health concerns and lack of info from officials

Spotlight PA covered community responses to the proposed Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2) in May, which were largely fearful due to lack of clarity and transparency from officials.

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“Mayfield feels the proposal offers little benefit to the predominantly Black Delaware County city, in which a third of people live under the poverty line. ‘It’s certainly not for our residents,’ she said of the planned facility.

Hydrogen is a clean-burning fuel central to a federal effort to make industries that produce large amounts of carbon emissions, like cementmaking and steelmaking, greener. But generating hydrogen can also release climate-warming gasses, depending on how it’s produced…

Mayfield said the meetings so far haven’t convinced her that community concerns will be taken seriously. She pointed to a March session that MACH2 developers hosted at the Steamfitters Local 420 union hall in Philadelphia. It was attended by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, union members, and fossil fuel executives.”

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