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Who will decide the future of the South Philly refinery?
Philadelphia residents concerned about health and environmental impacts dominated the first public meeting of the city’s refinery advisory group.
5 years ago
City Hall is uniting around a lead poisoning law hated by landlords
City Councilmember Blondell Reynolds Brown said the issues delaying a vote on a controversial regulation have been resolved. Landlords aren’t happy.
5 years ago
Philly debuts community-driven plan to beat rising temperatures
City creates first-ever community heat relief plan in Hunting Park. Planting trees is one of the recommendations, but it takes more than that.
5 years ago
Philly’s low-income neighborhoods have fewer trees and the city’s free tree program isn’t helping
A new analysis shows where the city has street trees, revealing a gap between well-off neighborhoods and those with higher rates of poverty.
5 years ago
U.S. bankruptcy judge approves $65 million loan for PES refinery
Philadelphia Energy Solutions says the goal after reorganization is to rebuild and continue to operate its South Philadelphia refinery complex.
5 years ago
Fire-damaged South Philadelphia refinery files for bankruptcy again
Damage pushes the refinery to file for Chapter 11 again. Philadelphia Energy Solutions expects to restructure with a $100 million financial agreement.
5 years ago
Extreme weather causes fumes to escape fire-stricken PES refinery
Heavy rain shifted the lid of a tank at PES refinery causing fumes to escape. City officials say there is no sign abnormal pollutants were released
5 years ago
Philadelphia declares a heat health emergency; scientists say more to come
Philly is under a heat health emergency this week — a new scientific report says the region will see more dangerously warm days if there's no action to cut global emissions.
5 years ago
Possible future uses for PES refinery call into question cleanup plans there
Current remediation being done by former owner Sunoco may no longer make sense if the potential purpose of the site changes, some experts say.
5 years ago
Final vote on bill to mandate all Philly rental units be lead-free pushed until fall
A bill requiring all Philly rental units built before 1978 to be free of lead was up for a final vote — until it’s sponsor suddenly pulled it from the agenda.
5 years ago
Philly refinery fire under investigation; pollution impact unclear
Air quality experts say the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery fire released enough particulate matter to affect neighbors.
5 years ago
Why Philly landlords are fighting Blondell Reynolds Brown over lead
A bill requiring Philadelphia landlords to certify all rental units as lead-free could pass into law by the end of June.
5 years ago