The Delaware Riverkeeper Network held a protest against the threat of incoming hydrogen hubs at a Hydrogen Conference recently held by some of the corporations and businesses involved in the proposal. They also sought to educate the public and correct misinformation and greenwashing about hydrogen hubs. The event was covered by Inside Climate News and you can find the full article here.  […]

Protesters from various groups outside the “Green Hydrogen” Summit speak to the pollution, environmental degradation, community impacts, public health and safety dangers posed by the proposed MACH2 hydrogen hub which is presented as a green alternative to fossil fuel. Members from CRCQL and C-4 joined in support. The conference excludes participants from impacted communities by charging $1,899 for the two […]

German Parliament Member and Chair of the Subcommittee on International Climate and Energy Policy Lisa Badum recently published a critique of LNG in the Beaumont Enterprise. Rep. Badum has been a supporter of CRCQL and advocate against LNG, which she has fought internationally, calling for the U.S. government to secure the current LNG-permit pause as a permanent policy. In her […]

Another Daily Times article this week covered criticism of Chester Receiver Michael Doweary’s new plan to “[monetize the city’s] water, sewer, and stormwater assets” by dissolving the existing authorities and selling them, which would increase the cost of bills to residents. The article includes comments from CRCQL Chairperson Zulene Mayfield about how the burden of this and many other issues […]

Read the full Daily Times article here The Chester Receiver has released a new plan of adjustment that would “put the operation of the systems out for bid,” leading to backlash from Stormwater Authority of Chester and Chester Water Authority, two of the three entities that would be dissolved if the plan goes into action (the third is DELCORA). From […]

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. Read the full article here. “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 […]

WHYY recently covered the proposed Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub (MACH2), which has been holding networking meetings among local businesses while failing to adequately engage local environmental justice groups. The hub would produce, process, and use hydrogen (which is cleaner than burning fossil fuels but is made using fossil fuel energy) throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware. You can read the […]

CRCQL’s national and international coalition is growing as organizations from around the world unite against LNG and other forces of environmental racism and destruction. Today CRCQL held a historic panel with environmental justice organizational leaders Svitlana Romanko of Razom We Stand and Roishetta Ozane of The Vessel Project of Louisiana at Vittles to discuss our united front against LNG and […]

Beloved CRCQL member Bigga Dre was honored as Citizen of the Week in The Philadelphia Citizen! The article dives into Bigga Dre’s life and background, highlighting his solutionary activist career and his role in the celebration of Juneteenth in Chester. Check out the article here! “To Dre and his family, pro-Black meant more than anti-racist. It also meant advocating for […]