Catalina Jaramillo
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‘Particularly dark’ Labor Day for Philadelphia’s unemployed union workers
With Hahnemann University Hospital and the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery closures, the city will be losing about 2,500 union jobs.
6 years ago
Listen 1:25New uses, even non-use, will complicate ongoing PES refinery cleanup, DEP says
Pennsylvania’s DEP offered an update on, and a possible wrinkle in, the ongoing Sunoco-era remediation at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.
6 years ago
Former PES refinery CEO Rinaldi says he wants to make renewable fuels at the complex
Philip Rinaldi announced a new company, Philadelphia Energy Industries, and a plan to buy and restart the Point Breeze and Girard Point refineries.
6 years ago
Death of Grays Ferry community leader Kyle Shenandoah leaves many in mourning
The ardent advocate for more public transportation and walkability in his South Philadelphia neighborhood was fatally struck by a car last week.
6 years ago
Renewable energy producer S.G. Preston interested in buying PES refinery
The company is the first of at least two prospective buyers to publicly express interest in taking over the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.
6 years ago
No severance pay or benefits for PES refinery workers; next round of layoffs Friday
Friday will be the last day for union workers at the fire-damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, except for 83 who will stay on.
6 years ago
Emotions raw, PES refinery workers fight to keep plant open
Refinery unions say the closure of the facility will impact about 36,000 jobs indirectly and that the region will lose $16 billions if it closes permanently.
6 years ago
Community meeting on the future of PES refinery was packed, loud and divided
People who live near the South Philly refinery said they want it shut and gone forever, while laid-off refinery workers are hoping someone will buy it.
6 years ago
Pa. grants $2M for solar tech at PGW’s liquefied natural gas plant
Philadelphia’s future LNG plant gets grant for solar panels. Environmentalists say that doesn’t make the fossil fuel project right.
6 years ago
Dreaming about going solar? Now, a city rebate can help
Signed into law Wednesday are programs designed to offer incentives to home and business owners and help the city advance its climate goals.
6 years ago
Eliminating the PES refinery’s deadliest chemical will be a 24/7 job for weeks
The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery has started neutralizing and eliminating a highly toxic chemical still present at the site. It will take weeks.
6 years ago
Not in my sidewalk: Debunking Philly tree myths
Philadelphia needs more trees. Here is a guide to understanding why there aren’t more trees and what can be done about it.
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