……Mark your calendars for Nov. 18. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the Department of Environmental Protection will talk to residents about the presence of “Forever Chemicals” in Chester’s water. Also known as PFA, the chemical is found in non-stick cookware like Teflon and other manufactured items.
……If you’ve never watched a movie called “Dark Waters” you need to do so prior to the meeting. It’s about 10 years old and is a true story of what happened in Parkersburg, WV. A grandmother calls her grandson who is a corporate attorney in Pittsburgh to come help a farmer whose cows are dying of a mysterious disease. The lawyer tries to explain to his grandma that his large law firm doesn’t take those little cases and he doesn’t practice that kind of law. Grandma explains to her grandson that he needs to remember where he came from and that the farmer had let him play on the farm and even hired him when he was in high school.
…….He shows up and discovers that the source of water is killing the cows and that water has forever chemicals in it from a manufacturer upstream. The movie is almost a thriller as he fights for justice for the farmer and all others whose animals have been poisoned and to clean up the water. The attorney dies before the case is decided, but the movie is a wakeup call for all of us. Big government is not going to look after our well-being. Big business may not self-monitor its emissions because they often place profit ahead of human or animal well-being. Each individual is must be vigilant about what is polluting our environment and our water.
……The meeting will be held in Council Chambers and is sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection, Rivers Coalition and Fair Shake Environmental.
…….It’s also going to be important that we keep our eyes open for a legal on the permit application from the DEP for two carbon capture wells in Hancock County. I was able to obtain the 500-page application that Tenaska has put in for a permit to drill. It will be important to call for a public hearing located in Northern Hancock County and then muster all the residents to show up and voice their concerns.……Mark your calendars for Nov. 18. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the Department of Environmental Protection will talk to residents about the presence of “Forever Chemicals” in Chester’s water. Also known as PFA, the chemical is found in non-stick cookware like Teflon and other manufactured items.
……If you’ve never watched a movie called “Dark Waters” you need to do so prior to the meeting. It’s about 10 years old and is a true story of what happened in Parkersburg, WV. A grandmother calls her grandson who is a corporate attorney in Pittsburgh to come help a farmer whose cows are dying of a mysterious disease. The lawyer tries to explain to his grandma that his large law firm doesn’t take those little cases and he doesn’t practice that kind of law. Grandma explains to her grandson that he needs to remember where he came from and that the farmer had let him play on the farm and even hired him when he was in high school.
…….He shows up and discovers that the source of water is killing the cows and that water has forever chemicals in it from a manufacturer upstream. The movie is almost a thriller as he fights for justice for the farmer and all others whose animals have been poisoned and to clean up the water. The attorney dies before the case is decided, but the movie is a wakeup call for all of us. Big government is not going to look after our well-being. Big business may not self-monitor its emissions because they often place profit ahead of human or animal well-being. Each individual is must be vigilant about what is polluting our environment and our water.
……The meeting will be held in Council Chambers and is sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection, Rivers Coalition and Fair Shake Environmental.
…….It’s also going to be important that we keep our eyes open for a legal on the permit application from the DEP for two carbon capture wells in Hancock County. I was able to obtain the 500-page application that Tenaska has put in for a permit to drill. It will be important to call for a public hearing located in Northern Hancock County and then muster all the residents to show up and voice their concerns.……Mark your calendars for Nov. 18. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the Department of Environmental Protection will talk to residents about the presence of “Forever Chemicals” in Chester’s water. Also known as PFA, the chemical is found in non-stick cookware like Teflon and other manufactured items.
……If you’ve never watched a movie called “Dark Waters” you need to do so prior to the meeting. It’s about 10 years old and is a true story of what happened in Parkersburg, WV. A grandmother calls her grandson who is a corporate attorney in Pittsburgh to come help a farmer whose cows are dying of a mysterious disease. The lawyer tries to explain to his grandma that his large law firm doesn’t take those little cases and he doesn’t practice that kind of law. Grandma explains to her grandson that he needs to remember where he came from and that the farmer had let him play on the farm and even hired him when he was in high school.
…….He shows up and discovers that the source of water is killing the cows and that water has forever chemicals in it from a manufacturer upstream. The movie is almost a thriller as he fights for justice for the farmer and all others whose animals have been poisoned and to clean up the water. The attorney dies before the case is decided, but the movie is a wakeup call for all of us. Big government is not going to look after our well-being. Big business may not self-monitor its emissions because they often place profit ahead of human or animal well-being. Each individual is must be vigilant about what is polluting our environment and our water.
……The meeting will be held in Council Chambers and is sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection, Rivers Coalition and Fair Shake Environmental.
…….It’s also going to be important that we keep our eyes open for a legal on the permit application from the DEP for two carbon capture wells in Hancock County. I was able to obtain the 500-page application that Tenaska has put in for a permit to drill. It will be important to call for a public hearing located in Northern Hancock County and then muster all the residents to show up and voice their concerns.
