Open Audio Article Player May 27, 2026 By Drew AmorosiSPIRIT correspondent A group of Chester protesters greeted Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker in front of a scheduled town hall meeting in the city’s Kingsessing neighborhood last Thursday night, May 21. The group, calling on the city to stop sending its trash to neighboring Chester for incineration, was prevented from entering Victory Christian […]

Chester residents say trash from Philadelphia burned at a local facility is polluting the air and impacting health in their community. By Matt DeLucia • Published May 21, 2026 • Updated on May 21, 2026 at 11:27 pm People gathered outside Mayor Cherelle Parker’s town hall meeting in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood Thursday night to protest trash being sent from the city to a facility in Delaware County. Some […]

By Dawn Timmeney Published  May 21, 2026 10:44 PM EDT News FOX 29 Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – A group from Chester gathered outside Mayor Cherelle Parker’s town hall budget meeting in Southwest Philadelphia, demanding the city stop burning its trash in Chester. Chester residents protest Philadelphia’s trash incineration What we know: A small but determined crowd protested outside the town hall, calling for Philadelphia […]

Yesterday, we held a protest outside of Mayor Parker’s Town Hall meeting at the Victory Christian Center, hoping that she would recognize the importance of supporting the Stop Trashing Our Air Act (Bill #250768). Mayor Parker has been actively obstructing this bill and we know that the incinerator owner has been actively lobbying city officials to put a stop to it. The bill is […]

by Bernard Brown May 1, 2026 In 2022, a pipe failed at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Freeport, Texas, causing an explosion and fire. The conflagration took place entirely within the facility, built on a barrier island along the Gulf of Mexico. The nearest residential area sits more than a mile away from the plant, adding a buffer […]

May 2, 2026 – Chester, PA. –   On Saturday May 2, residents from the City of Chester, Delaware County and the region joined forces with Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) to host their 5th annual Environmental Justice (EJ) March from Chester City Hall to Covanta, now Reworld, trash incinerator. The event is to generate awareness of the issues […]

On Saturday, April 25th, CRCQL held a Rain Barrel eductational workshop at the J. Crozer Lewis Library in Chester, PA. Thirty community members came to learn about the importance of stormwater management, rainwater collection and how it could benefit not only the environment but also their homes. Attendees learned about the difference having a rain barrel on their property can […]

Philadelphia City Council has postponed the vote on the critical Stop Trashing Our Air Bill, granting the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives additional time to evaluate and approve waste contracts over the coming months. Despite this delay, Chester residents, including members of CHOICES, passionately shared their testimonies on April 9th, the day originally scheduled for the vote. The testimonies […]

On April 7th, we, along with Reclaim Philadelphia, EQAT, and Trash Academy, held a powerful “Die-In” protest on the steps of Philadelphia City Hall. This demonstration was organized to shed light on the catastrophic effects of the Reworld trash incinerator, a major source of pollution threatening the health and well-being of our Chester community. The protest aimed to highlight the […]

ByTaRhonda Thomas  Tuesday, April 7, 2026 6:35PM PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Residents from Chester rallied outside Philadelphia City Hall on Tuesday, calling on city leaders to end the practice of sending trash to the largest waste incinerator in the country, which is in Chester. Members of Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) staged a protest as Philadelphia officials met inside to […]