Chester environmental justice groups take their appeal directly to Philadelphia residents. City Council prepares to consider a new Reworld contract. By Renaldo C. McKenzie | The Neoliberal Post & The Neoliberal Journals PHILADELPHIA, PA — August 25, 2026 — The battle over where Philadelphia sends its trash has entered a critical new phase. After years of protests, testimony, organizing, and […]
CALL TO ACTION: Chester Needs Philadelphia Residents to Help Stop the Burning of Philly’s Trash
“Cleaner, Greener Philadelphia” — But at Chester’s Expense?
The fight between Chester residents and the City of Philadelphia is no longer a quiet local dispute buried beneath bureaucracy and smoke stacks. It is becoming a regional confrontation over race, power, pollution, environmental justice, and political accountability. On Thursday, residents from Chester traveled into West Philadelphia to protest outside Mayor Cherelle Parker’s budget meeting, demanding that Philadelphia stop sending […]