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 […]

Delaware County Solid Waste Authority (DCSWA) just announced that they will be diverting 7x the current amount of trash to Berks Landfill over next 3 years (with more in the long term) thanks to CRCQL’s & C4’s advocacy and persistence! This is a HUGE WIN– it means less trash in the air, and that our work is making a difference. We will see […]

For full article: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/european-energy-crisis-pa-lng-chester-export-cliamte-20240424.html The future of energy is clean, green, and renewable, and we would all do well to get with the times. Europe’s energy crisis is over; Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and secretary of energy, said so himself at a recent event in Berlin. The United States played a huge role in making this possible. Your liquefied […]

April 20, 2024 – Chester, PA. –  People marched and caravanned from Chester City Hall to the front of Covanta’s trash incinerator, calling for environmental justice and the right to a healthy environment. Hosted by Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL, pronounced “circle”), the march demonstrated the need for clean air and justice for Chester City residents. Unfortunately, the […]