By Chris Folk, C-4 Student https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2023/09/21/swarthmores-connection-to-environmental-injustice-in-chester/ Located in the fourth richest county in Pennsylvania, Swarthmore is a utopian suburb for wealthy, liberal whites, where people regularly live into their eighties. Swarthmore, the town and college, can easily feel like a bubble – physically and psychologically isolated from the rest of the world. When one wants to get out and go […]
Chester Justice Celebration Celebrates Health, Justice and the City’s Green Future
On Saturday July 28, Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) hosted a Justice Celebration at ACCESS Community Center in Chester that had more than 120 participants from Chester and around the county. The event was a collaborative effort by CRCQL, Swarthmore College, C-4 (Campus Coalition Concerning Chester), ACCESS Center and others. Community partners came together to provide a fun space […]
March 16 CRCQL Press Conference: Delco Times coverage
Protesters stage ‘die-in’ as Delaware County mulls over new contract with Covanta By KATHLEEN E. CAREY | delcotimes.com March 20, 2022 at 6:51 a.m. MEDIA – More than 50 people gathered in the Delaware County Government Center courtyard Wednesday to stage a “die-in” to protest Delaware County’s use of the Covanta waste-to-steam facility in Chester as the Delaware County Solid […]
Wade Dump Fire: A Tale of Caution
Earlier this week I reached out to Phil Heron, editor of the Delaware County Daily Times, and asked if they were going to recognize the 40th anniversary of the so called Wade Dump fire. He said he had it on his calendar but with their ever dwindling number of reporters being reduced by yet another one recently, he couldn’t guarantee […]
