News & Updates - CRCQL

January 12, 2022

CRCQL Statement in response to Horace Strand

In reference to the statement from Horace Strand: January 12, 2022 We are appalled by the continued comments from Mr. Horace Strand about the pending litigation that he has initiated against Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL), the group’s Chairperson, Zulene Mayfield, and Mike Ewall, Executive Director of Energy Justice Network. We believe his action is a deliberate attempt […]

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September 14, 2021

Join the County Council Hearing on Waste Management in Delco on September 30th

On Thursday, 9/30 @ 6pm – County Council will hold a public hearing on waste issues in Delaware County CRCQL has requested this meeting be hybrid so individuals can make comments in person or via Zoom. We will update this post with more details to come on the agenda and registration links. Please plan to join in support! RECRUIT: Invite […]

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September 13, 2021

Join the Next Public Hearing On Covanta Permit on September 22nd

On Wed, 9/22 @ 6:30pm – PA DEP is hosting a Public Hearing on a proposed permit to allow 5 more years of air pollution from Covanta’s waste incinerator in Chester. You can help us fight back!

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July 30, 2021

Zulene Mayfield: Justice in Chester Clips

This video clip of our Chairperson Zulene Mayfield explaining why environmental issues are so detrimental for communities of color really sheds some light on why we can’t ignore these issues. These toxic industries set up shop in communities like Chester because residents aren’t aware of the health risks, nor do they educate them because if they did, then no one would […]

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June 15, 2021

Chester Residents challenge Philadelphia Union – Subaru “Zero Waste to Landfill” campaign

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April 1, 2021

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January 26, 2021

Dismantling of the Chester-Upland Public School System “where segregation is admittedly a fact but not a policy.”

MUST READ!!! A for-profit charter school is trying to privatize the whole system after gutting the district financially over the years. Chester’s education and health are not for sale! This is too much for one city to bear. Quotes from article: “If there was not money in this,” one advocate told me, “none of these carpetbaggers would be here. There’s […]

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December 28, 2020

PA Bill passed that gives the green light to “plastic-to-energy” facilities

Last month, Gov. Wolf signed a new law in PA laying out regulation for “advanced recycling” also known as chemical recycling. Yet another move in the industry playbook that puts profits over the health of people. The bill gives the green light to a new polluting “plastic to energy” facilities that won’t be regulated as a solid waste facility, but […]

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December 16, 2020

“United Shades of America” docuseries sheds light on lead pollution and Covanta incinerator

Check out the “Toxic America” episode of CNN’s docuseries “United Shades of America” hosted by Kamau Bell. The final episode of Season 4 aired in 2019 examines the effects of industrial waste pollution in Chester, Delaware County, and lead poisoning in neighboring Philadelphia. Featuring our own Zulene Mayfield. https://www.phillyvoice.com/cnn-united-shades-america-lead-poisoning-pollution-philly-chester-kamau-bell/ https://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america

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October 25, 2020

Chester plant slapped with $750K fine for years of air quality violations- July 30, 2019

Source: https://www.inquirer.com/health/chester-pq-corporation-pollution-dep-fine-20190730.html The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined PQ Corp., a global manufacturer of materials and chemicals, $750,000 for air quality and other violations at a large Chester facility it operates. PQ, based in Malvern, owns a 173,000-square-foot plant on West Front Street, where the DEP says emissions exceeded allowances for nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide at various […]

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