• 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…

  • A RACE-BASED WASTE CASE

    For updates on the CRCQL lawsuit against the PA DEP, visit the following pages: Copyright 1998 American Lawyer Newspapers Group Inc.Legal Times June 1, 1998, MondaySECTION: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; Pg. S35 LENGTH: 2888 words HEADLINE: A RACE-BASED WASTE CASE BYLINE: GERALD H. YAMADA BODY: A recent 3rd Circuit decision would allow Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to…

  • Ogborne Construction/Demolition Waste Transfer Station Defeated!

    DEP Denies Waste Permit Application for Proposed Transfer Station in The City of Chester. Conshohocken (June 4, 1998) Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Waste Management Program Manager Ronald C. Furlan today announced that DEP has denied the application submitted by Ogborne Waste Removal Inc, for a proposed construction and demolition (C&D) transfer station at…