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November 12, 2025

They Matter Cancer Awareness event recap

On Saturday, November 8th, CRCQL held its annual They Matter event at the Access Center in Chester, where we celebrate the lives of our loved ones who have been affected by cancer. Because of the pollution in Chester and the surrounding areas, people who live there are the ones who have the highest cancer rates in the country. We hold […]

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November 11, 2025

Nov. 17 Hearing on “Stop Trashing Our Air Act”

Monday, November 17 @ 1pm: Hearing on the “Stop Trashing Our Air Act” Philly City Hall- Room 400 (1400 John F. Kennedy Blvd Philadelphia, PA) or WATCH LIVE Residents are encouraged to attend this hearing hosted by Philadelphia City Council “Stop Trashing Our Air Act” introduced by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier,  which prohibits the City of Philadelphia from contracting with companies […]

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November 6, 2025

Environmental Injustice: Op-Ed piece by Thom Nixon (11/6/25)

Opinion piece featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, November 6th, written by Thom Nixon Original article here: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/letters/letters-editor-november-6-2025-20251106.html I grew up in Chester, a small city along the Delaware River in the shadow of Philadelphia and Wilmington. For generations, residents here have lived with the consequences of environmental injustice — industries polluting our air, land, and water while communities […]

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November 6, 2025

Proposed LNG facility in Eddystone draws community’s ire: ’24/7 emitters’

Read original article here: https://www.delcotimes.com/2025/11/06/proposed-lng-facility-in-eddystone-draws-communitys-ire-24-7-emitters/ By Alex Rose | [email protected] | The Delaware County Daily Times PUBLISHED: November 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM EST Numerous panelists laid out the potential environmental, economic, safety and health effects of building a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in southeast Delaware County on Wednesday before the state House Environmental & Natural Resources Protection Committee. The long and short of […]

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November 6, 2025

‘We’ve moved on’: Chester mayor and environmentalists object to LNG terminal proposal

Opponents spoke in response to a yearslong plan by Penn LNG to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Chester or nearby in Southeastern Pennsylvania along the Delaware River. Follow link to for original article: https://www.inquirer.com/business/energy/chester-city-lng-plant-hearing-20251106.html Chester Mayor Stefan Roots came up withan idea as he waited to testify Wednesday during a Pennsylvania legislative committee hearing on a proposed […]

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Dear Penn America: Nobody wants your LNG Terminal
November 6, 2025

Dear Penn America: Nobody wants your LNG Terminal

Link to original article here: https://envirodelco.org/2025/11/dear-penn-america-nobody-wants-your-lng-terminal/ By Jodine Mayberry, Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse “LNG stands for lies and greed,” said James Hiatt who came all the way from Lake Charles, Louisiana, to testify before the Pennsylvania House Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Committee. The public hearing at Chester City Hall Nov. 5 was focused on a proposed liquid natural gas […]

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September 24, 2025

Philly burns a lot of its trash. A new Council ordinance would stop that. – Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept 18, 2025

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 […]

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What is the Stop Trashing our Air Resolution?
September 24, 2025

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 […]

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