What to do with Philly’s polluted refinery site?
It looks like Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery might be shut down for good. What do you do with a heavily polluted piece of land bigger than Center City?
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Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Last year, the oldest oil refinery in the country — Philadelphia Energy Solutions — shut down and declared bankruptcy. Now, it looks like the plant might be shut down for good.
What do you do with a heavily polluted piece of land bigger than Center City?
Guest: Catalina Jaramillo
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