LWV DelCo Environmental Clearinghouse
Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse
Marcus Hook Area Neighbors for Public Health started out as a small group of residents meeting in a diner in 2020 who were alarmed by the lack of concern for air pollution in Marcus Hook, home to a large concentration of petrochemical industries.
Transition Town Greater Media is more than an environmental organization, it is also tackling economic and social issues on a local, hands-on scale in and around Delaware County’s seat.
Excessive and constant foul odors, air pollution and noise are common environmental health issues stressing out the residents of 10 communities in southern Delaware County, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University, the Clean Air Council, and Marcus Hook Neighbors for Public Health.
Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recognized the fundamental right of PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, and Environmental Defense Fund and their members to defend Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
