On Nov. 19, Gov. Josh Shapiro created the PA Permit Fast Track Program, accelerating the redevelopment of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia — despite local residents’ concerns that the project will increase flooding in our neighborhoods and price us out of our homes. This is just the latest example of our government prioritizing the refinery’s redeveloper, HRP Group, over Philadelphians.
Read the rest of the op-ed by Allie Naganuma and Debbie Robinson in the Philadelphia Inquirer.