Philadelphia Air Management Services  hearing on SEPTA'S Proposed Natural Gas Plant 6/27/2017
Channel: Alicia Dorsey
Date: 2017-07-03

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what air monitors did they use to conduct their studies and what particles were the monitors testing? 

where are the air monitors that test the air quality for the community in which they want to place this plant? have we gotten any data from them and what pollutants do they monitor?

has our soil been tested for the drop down pollutants?

has the rails been tested for the pollutants they will also carry past this plant?

have asthmatics been notified of the dangers and given the tools to protect themselves from micro particles? Families living near the refinery have asthma pumps in every room of their homes and no assistance from the polluters. We should demand that health professionals be brought in to examine the health risk to the community and city before the permit is granted and that the city, Septa and PGW be liable for the health conditions their pollutants will cause. 

can we request testing the air quality at Septa, the Salvation Army, the charter school and homes and other businesses in the local area? mice carry the most pollutants and live on the railways can we demand for rodent control?

i met Lorna Rosenberg from the epa at Philly Thrive meeting, they have a free program that helps get the community involved with weather conditions by putting up the color flag for the day's atmosphere. if we could get the Salvation Army, fire station, schools and a few businesses to participate we could possibly save some lives from heat stroke. rosenbergg.lorna@epa.gov

Richard Johnson from the franklin institute was also at the meeting and has a program that they take to schools to get the schools involved in climate changes that effect their communities. rjohnson@fi.edu

Dr. Marilyn Howarth is part of Physicians for Social Responsibility and can help by doing the research on the community that they want to put the gas plant in marilyn.howarthmd@uphs.upenn.edu

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On July 13, 2017, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) will join Moms Clean Air Force at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., to support action against climate change. Instead of a sit-in, moms and their children will host their fourth annual Play-In for Climate Action. The family-friendly event will have kids’ activities, music and speakers.

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What: Play-In for Climate Action

When: July 13, 2017, 9 a.m.

Where: Upper Senate Park, 200 New Jersey Avenue, Washington, DC 20001