Read the original article linked here: Stop Trashing Our Air resolution Philly burns a lot of its trash. A new Council ordinance would stop that. Currently, the city sends more than one-third of its trash to the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility owned by Reworld, formerly Covanta, in Chester. A substantial portion of Philadelphia’s trash gets hauled to Chester and […]
What is the Stop Trashing our Air Resolution?
On Thursday, September 18, Philadelphia Councilmember Jamie R. Gauthier presented the Stop Trashing Our Air resolution, to stop incinerating Philadelphia trash in Chester, PA! Watch this short clip to see her presentation to Philadelphia City Council. Philadelphia currently sends over one-third of its waste to the largest trash incinerator in the nation, contributing to air pollution that impacts the entire region. The resolution prohibits […]
Delaware County Council Votes to Approve Zero Waste Master Plan
Last Wednesday, Delaware County Council voted to approve the Zero Waste Master Plan presented by the Office of Sustainability. The plan is an important roadmap to reducing the county’s overall waste and the human and environmental health impacts from it. You can read the full Zero Waste plan here. The plan includes key life cycle analysis findings: Now we need to pressure Delco Council to fund this […]
As Trump Pushes Liquified Natural Gas Exports, Residents in Pennsylvania Towns Push Back to Stop a Proposed LNG Terminal – Inside Climate News (August 30, 2025)
Along the Delaware River, the communities of Chester and Eddystone are facing the possibility of a new $7 billion liquified gas facility that will export Pennsylvania’s plentiful fracked gas. By Nina Sablan August 30, 2025 Link to full article: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30082025/chester-eddystone-pennsylvania-activists-oppose-lng-terminal/ CHESTER, Pa.—In this small city south of Philadelphia, trash is a problem. A thick white cloud rising from Reworld’s Delaware Valley […]
CHOICES Tabling at Fusion Friday 7/11
On Friday, July 11th, CHOICES participated in Fusion Friday, hosted by CMP Radio at Chester Park. CHOICES is an environmental youth advocacy and leadership group, and a branch of CRCQL, including students aged 8-18. The students were able to talk to new members, and represented CHOICES on CMP’s broadcast, while enjoying the nice weather. They will participate in other Fusion […]
CHOICES’ Trip to Swarthmore Campus
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 […]
CHOICES’ Evening at Reentry Farm
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 […]
