Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) will be hosting our annual Chester Justice Celebration on July 27, at the ACCESS Center (701 Booth Street). It will be a day to celebrate our community, Chester’s history, and to highlight our businesses and community organizations. We are asking for any interested vendors to contact us and participate in the celebration! The […]
On Friday, June 27th, 2025, students from CHOICES visited Swarthmore College’s campus to learn about solar energy. Professor Carr Everbach led the students in a tour of the solar lab, and they spent some time on the roof looking at solar panels. Then, they got to visit the greenhouses, and were able to explore the different plants grown there. Professor […]
On Friday, June 20th, 2025, CHOICES (CRCQL’s Environmental Youth Advocacy Group) joined other students and community members for a Fireside Stories session at Reentry Farm. Reentry Farm is a community farm in West Philadelphia “for formerly incarcerated people to build community and find freedom through agriculture” (Reentry Farm). They center reconnection with the land as a way to heal and […]
On Thursday, June 26th, 2025, Ms. Zulene Mayfield, chairperson of CRCQL was honored at the Tribute to Change event, hosted by the Bread and Roses Community Fund. This event occurs yearly, and aims to connect grassroots organizations who center social justice, and raise money for the year ahead. The theme of this year’s Tribute to Change was ‘Turning the Tide: […]
On Tuesday, June 17th, CRCQL held an educational session at John Hughes Memorial Hall in Eddystone to meet with residents and discuss the impact of a potential impact of a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal project that could be sited in Eddystone on the riverfront. The $7 billion dollar, 60+ acre project would directly impact residents, exposing them to […]
By Jodine Mayberry for the Clearinghouse. Original article linked here. A meeting to inform residents about plans by Penn Terminals Ato expand the use of pesticides at its Eddystone facility brought out only a handful of people and no one from Eddystone. According to the DEP, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires Penn Terminals to perform fumigation of incoming goods, […]
June 6, 2025 – Chester, PA – Last week, CEO of Penn America, Franc James, boasted to the press that he met with White House officials about his project to build a colossal LNG export terminal in Delaware County, PA. Penn America’s $7+ billion, 60+ acre project would process 100 million cubic feet of gas daily to export overseas. Community […]
