• Coal Power Plants and Trash Incinerators are Closing

    Yes, it’s a trend. In eastern Pennsylvania, many of the largest polluters are closing. See the charts here. Nationally, many coal power plants are closing. See the many coal power plant retirements listed here: https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_plant_retirements Trash incinerators are closing too. At the turn of the century, there were 118 trash incinerators in the U.S. In 1991, there…

  • No More Toxic Ash in Chester!

    Shut Down Clean Metal! Last modified: 12 August 2003

  • Chester Lawsuit Declared Moot by U.S. Supreme Court

    For previous updates on the CRCQL lawsuit against the PA DEP, visit the following pages: Environmental Justice Still Doable Through Courts Despite Recent Supreme Court Decision Rick Kearns, October 6, 1998 — Even though the first environmental racism suit of it’s kind in this country was declared moot this August by the U.S. Supreme Court, the…