This kind of legislation is already making people’s lives better in other states, but it only made it through PA’s state house committee along party lines.
Pennsylvania’s environmental laws are meant to keep pollution in check — and that’s a good thing. But those laws were written before communities were surrounded by multiple polluting facilities like incinerators, warehouses, sewage plants, and oil refineries. Today, those facilities are piling up in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, and the rules meant to protect Pennsylvanians haven’t caught up.
House Bill 109 would help fix that. If a company wants to build something like another incinerator in a place like Chester — a city already overwhelmed by pollution — regulators would have to look at the bigger picture. That means considering how the new project adds to the pollution the community is already dealing with, not just whether it meets the minimum legal standards.
Your messages today can help get this bill all the way through the State House. Send your State Rep a message so that we can get this bill passed. |
Thank you for all you do, Jess Cadorette Director of Civic Engagement Conservation Voters of PA |
