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The Joint Committees on The Environment and Legislative Oversight of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Friday, November 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following items:
190676 Resolution authorizing the Committees on Environment and Legislative Oversight to hold joint hearings to assess options for the future of the refinery complex owned by Philadelphia Energy Solutions.
A
Good
morning,
everyone
good
morning,
everyone
this
hearing
is
called
to
order.
This
is
a
public
hearing
of
the
Committee
on
legislative
oversight
and
the
environment.
I'm
counsel,
making
out
of
Johnson
share
the
legislative
oversight
committee
and
I'm
here
with
Ryan
Reynolds
brown,
chair
of
the
Environmental
Committee
I'm,
also
joined
with
Kent
like
I'm.
Also
a
joint
live
I'm,
Councilwoman
Helen
Gill,
and
we
will
now
start
the
hearing
for
the
clerk.
Please
read
the
title
of
the
resolution.
D
Today,
Friday
November
22nd,
it's
a
time,
is
the
time
established
by
the
philosophy,
Energy
Solutions,
for
proposal
in
the
future
of
the
former
refinery
site,
as
everyone
on
this
committee
knows
and
those
that
are
listening.
The
future
of
this
fight
has
the
attention
of
thousands
of
Philadelphia
residents
that
include
children,
families
and
citizens
down
in
that
pocket
of
the
city,
with
strong
implications
for
the
environment,
the
health
of
nearby
communities
from
clean
water
to
clean
air
and
all
those
surroundings
that
facility,
including
the
businesses
and,
most
importantly,
the
labor
force
for
the
last
20
years.
D
We
must
continue
to
be
intentional
and
strategic
to
ensure
that
the
long
history
of
actions
taken
by
this
body
and
the
objectives
of
the
current
administration
are
done
so
in
a
way
to
that
defend
and
protect
the
well-being
of
all
the
citizens
of
philosophy
and,
most
especially,
those
in
that
pocket
of
west
and
south
west
of
Philadelphia,
represented
by
councilman,
Kenyatta
Johnson
and
Councilwoman
Janie
Blackwell.
We
also
understand
the
fact
that
p/es
has
not
been
a
good
actor.
D
Our
interest
lies
in
how
we
conduct
what
transpires
going
forward
to
move
the
city
of
Philadelphia
into
a
greener
space,
more
environmentally
friendly.
That
shows
that
we
care
about
the
future
safety
and
welfare
all
of
the
citizens
across
the
city,
but
most
especially
those
down
near
that
pocket
of
Philadelphia.
D
In
closing
one
of
my
favorite
presidents,
John
F
Kennedy,
said
it
best
and
I
quote:
I:
look
forward
to
an
America
which
will
not
be
afraid
of
grace
and
beauty
which
will
protect
the
beauty
of
our
natural
environment,
which
will
preserve
the
great
old
American
houses
and
squares
and
Parks
of
our
national
past
and
which
would
build
handsome
and
balanced
cities
of
for
our
futures.
End
quote:
that
is
our
objective
as
we
move
forward
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
those
who
are
registering
their
interests
and
concern
around
this
environmental
issue.
Thank
you.
Mr.
D
G
Morning,
good
morning,
good
morning,
chair,
Johnson
and
Reynolds
Brown
and
councilman
Jamm.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
testimony
on
resolution
number
one:
nine
zero,
six,
seven
six
regarding
the
future
of
the
refinery
complex,
my
name
is
Bryan
Abernathy
I'm,
the
city's
managing
director
and
joining
me
at
the
table
today
is
Adam
teal
or
fire
commissioner,
and
director
of
Emergency
Management.
We
also
have
representatives
from
relevant
operating
departments
in
the
audience.
I
have
submitted
detailed
written
testimony
that
summarized
the
history
of
the
refinery.
G
What
happened
on
the
21st,
how
the
city
has
approached
the
issue
in
the
past
several
months
and
a
preview
of
the
conclusions
contained
in
the
report
that
the
commissioner
and
I
will
be
releasing
next
week.
I
will
attempt
to
summarize
that
testimony
here
in
the
early
morning,
hours
of
June
21st
2019,
a
large
fire
and
a
series
of
explosions
occurred
at
an
accurate
alkylation
unit
and
a
Gerrard
Point
portion
of
the
refinery.
Thankfully,
nobody
was
seriously
injured
as
a
result
of
the
incident.
G
However,
the
incident
and
subsequent
announcement
that
p/es
would
cease
operations
concerns
many
and
raised
a
series
of
important
questions.
Is
these
existing
refinery
see
what
are
the
dangers
and
how
our
residents
being
protected?
What
will
happen
to
the
refinery
workers
and
how
can
the
existing
jobs
be
saved
or
replaced?
What
is
the
economic
impact
to
the
city,
to
the
state
and
to
the
region
of
the
refinery?
Closing?
Does
a
refinery
and
all
the
inherent
risks
associated
with
one
belong
in
the
middle
of
a
such
a
densely
populated
area?
G
How
is
pollute
the
pollution
from
the
site
impacting
communities?
What
is
the
relationship
between
the
refinery
and
those
communities?
How
does
the
refinery
contribute
to
climate
change
or
fit
into
the
long-term
future
of
energy?
How
economically
sustainable
is
the
refinery
long
term?
How
can
and
how
should
the
thirteen
hundred
acre
site
be
used
in
the
future
and
what
are
the
current
and
future
environmental
dangers
and
risks
on
the
site
and
how
are
they
being
addressed?
G
Mayor
Kenney
created
the
refinery
advisory
group
so
that
we
could
hear
different
perspectives
about
those
questions,
including
from
those
most
directly
impacted
by
the
refinery,
nearby
residents
and
PDS
employees.
The
advisory
group
created
the
opportunity
for
concerned
residents
and
interests
to
share
their
thoughts
and
concerns
directly
with
the
city.
Commissioner,
TL
and
I
chaired
the
advisory
group,
which
was
comprised
of
representatives
from
key
stakeholder
groups
from
the
community
labor
business,
academic
and
environmental
experts
and
the
government
officials.
G
These
members
were
chosen
because
they
had
different
experience
with
the
refinery
and
the
ability
to
organize
others
to
bring
forth
information
to
share
with
the
city
and
members
of
the
public
members,
with
very
different
points
of
view,
were
deliberately
chosen
to
ensure
that
diverse
opinions
could
be
organized
and
heard.
The
purpose
of
the
advisory
group
was
not
to
make
policy
or
specific
decisions.
Rather,
its
mission
was
to
organize
a
public
information
gathering
process
through
which
subject
matter.
G
Experts
and
key
stakeholders
could
present
information
that
they
thought
the
city
should
consider,
as
the
future
of
the
refinery
site
comes
into
clearer
focus.
The
advisory
group
organized
six
public
meetings,
all
of
which
were
well
attended
in
a
community-based
setting
materials
and
video
of
those
meetings
are
available
online
at
the
ladakh
of
slash
refinery
as
well.
The
city
is
synthesizing
that
information
into
a
report
which
will
be
available
next
week.
G
It
will
provoke,
provide
an
overview
of
the
various
issues
influencing
the
refinery
sites,
future
reflect
on
the
dominant
themes
raised
from
stakeholders
during
the
advisory
group
process
and
offer
several
recommendations
about
how
the
city
should
evaluate
and
respond
to
proposals
for
how
the
site
should
be
used
in
the
future.
The
report
will
also
contain
several
recommendations
that
the
city
should
take
to
improve
its
operations
going
forward.
It's
important
to
remember
that
there
are
limitations
to
the
city's
power
and
control.
The
refinery
is
privately
owned
and
it
is
in
the
middle
of
a
bankruptcy
proceeding.
G
Its
short-term
future
will
be
decided
by
bankruptcy
court,
not
by
the
city.
However,
the
city
has
entered
an
appearance
in
the
bankruptcy
proceeding
to
stay,
informed
and
use
our
limited
influence
to
the
most
favorable
favorable
outcome
for
the
city
and
its
residents.
While
there
are
many
different
perspectives
and
points
of
view
that
were
shared,
most
people
will
agreed
on
several
things.
People
should
be
kept
safe
and
healthy.
This
includes
the
health
of
the
community
and
its
workers.
There
should
be
high
quality
jobs
and
job
training
available
for
workers
and
community
members.
G
The
site
should
be
cleaned
up
and
there
should
be
ongoing
laundering
residents
and
taxpayers
should
not
bear
the
cost
of
remediation
and
cleanup.
There
should
be
better
communication
between
management
and
its
workers,
the
landowner
and
the
community
and
the
city
and
the
community,
and
between
workers
and
residents.
People
also
had
differing
opinions
on
what
should
happen
with
the
site.
The
site
site
should
never
be
a
refinery
again
or
the
site
should
absolutely
be
a
refinery
again.
Behind
areas
safe
or
the
refinery
is
toxic
and
dangerous.
G
The
site
should
have
homes
on
it
or
the
site
should
never
have
people
living
on
it.
The
city
should
seize
the
property
or
the
city
should
not
seize
the
property.
The
private
sector
should
determine
what
happens
at
the
site,
or
the
community
should
not
make
that
determination.
Portions
of
the
site
should
be
made
available
for
public
use
or
the
site
should
remain
primarily
a
center
for
employment
and
private
use.
G
Despite
these
different
opinions,
members
of
the
public,
including
near
neighbors
and
refinery
workers,
also
seem
to
agree
on
several
with
requests
to
guide
the
future
of
the
refinery
site.
Make
equity
central
to
use
development,
hiring
and
Community
Engagement
companies
that
cause
pollution
should
pay
for
all
damages
and
cleanup.
The
new
site
management
should
work
to
repair
trust
between
workers
and
management,
improve
working
conditions
and
invest
in
modern
and
updated
operations,
including
pollution
controls.
G
Work
cooperatively,
with
unions
in
the
workforce,
including
by
taking
employee
suggestions
on
how
to
improve,
modify
and
adjust
operations,
have
a
local
hiring
requirement
from
Swope.
The
surrounding
community
hold
regular
inspections
and
make
the
results
publicly
available
and
incorporate
a
more
environmentally
friendly
operation.
The
city
should
also
consider
being
more
involved
in
monitoring
any
future
uses
proposals
and
operations
at
the
site,
making
sure
a
new
owner
is
better
capitalized
and
invested
in
long
term.
G
Success
pay
for
security
and
testing
if
the
site
becomes
vacant
for
an
extended
of
time
explore
rezoning
the
land
for
another
use,
implementing
stronger
environmental
regulations
and
compliance
monitoring
and
banning
or
more
strictly
regulating
certain
hazards
and
materials.
We've
also
learned
that
the
refinery
has
made
both
positive
and
negative
contributions
to
Philadelphia
over
its
long
history.
It's
positive
impacts
include
that
the
refinery
has
a
significant
contributor
to
Philadelphia's
regional
economy
prior
to
June
21st
p/es,
directly
employed
approximately
1,100
employees
according
to
economic
modeling,
performed
by
E
console
solutions
on
a
typical
year.
G
The
refinery
hired
19
50
full-time
employees,
including
including
trades
workers,
on
a
typical,
with
a
total
compensation
of
237
million
dollars
annually
and
spent
1.1
billion
dollars
through
its
vendors.
This
economic
activity
is
estimated
to
support
a
total
of
63
hundred
jobs
in
Philadelphia,
with
a
total
annual
compensation
of
600
million
dollars
and
a
tax
impact
of
approximately
30
million
dollars,
while
most
of
PDF
site
has
a
Koz
designation.
Pdf
did
enter
into
a
pilot
agreement
with
a
city
to
pay
to
110
percent
of
its
property
tax,
equivalent
approximately
1.25
million
dollars
annually.
G
That
is
split
between
the
city
and
a
school
district.
The
refinery
operated
a
significant
percentage
28%
of
East
Coast
refining
capacity,
supplying
fuels
to
a
region
that
relies
heavily
on
fuels
made
elsewhere.
The
primaries
negative
impacts,
however,
include
the
refinery
as
a
significant
source
of
pollution.
The
refinery
is
responsible
for
approximately
9
percent
of
the
city's
fine
particulate
emissions
and
20
percent
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
It
is
also
the
largest
single
emitter
of
toxic
air
pollutions
in
the
city,
generating
more
than
460,000
pounds
of
toxic
emissions
annually.
G
The
site
is
also
impacted
by
extensive
soil
and
groundwater
contamination,
which
dates
back
many
decades.
Sunoco
retains
responsibility
for
dealing
with
soil
and
ground
work.
Groundwater
contamination
that
occurred
prior
to
2012
and
the
site
is
enrolled
in
the
state's
act
to
voluntary
remediation
program.
The
pollution
emitted
from
the
refinery
is
a
cause
of
health
concerns
in
surrounding
communities.
These
concerns
were
a
dominant
theme
of
feedback.
We
heard
through
the
Advisory
Group
process
risk
to
public
health
and
safety
are
magnified
by
conducting
refining
activities
in
densely
populated
areas
when
it
was
first
built.
G
G
Sustaining
jobs
provides
direct
community
investment
and
engages
meaningfully
with
surrounding
communities
and
provides
her
diverse
use,
uses
and
activities
on
the
thirteen
hundred
acre
site,
though
the
city
lacks
direct
power
over
determining
the
future
of
the
site,
the
city
will
likely
be
able
to
exert
some
level
of
influence
over
specific
aspects
of
the
site's
future,
whatever
that
future
may
be,
for
example,
there
may
be
economic
incentives,
infrastructure
enhancements
or
other
resources.
The
city
may
be
called
upon
to
provide
for
the
site
and
the
years
ahead
to
assist
with
its
future
development.
G
To
what
extent
the
city
responds
to
any,
such
requests
will
be
determined
by
whether
and
to
what
extent
the
future
uses
support
these
values.
In
addition
to
setting
forth
these
proposed
values
for
evaluating
proposals
for
the
site's
future,
we
are
recommending
that
the
city
takes
steps
to
evaluate
specific
aspects
of
its
operations.
The
city
will
review
its
air
monitoring
capabilities
to
make
sure
it
is
designed
to
accurately
identify
hazards
and
protect
people
from
them.
G
The
city
will
explore
increased
oversight
and
regulation
of
HF
and
other
chemicals
and
for
the
record,
do
not
want
to
see
EHF
be
used
at
the
site
in
the
future.
The
city
will
review
its
hazmat
response
and
planning
capabilities
to
make
sure
to
have
the
ability
to
respond
to
multiple
simultaneous
events,
while
also
taking
steps
to
make
sure
communities
are
better
informed
and
prepared
for
how
to
respond
to
risks
in
their
communities.
G
In
addition
to
the
landscaping,
the
site's
perimeter,
public
access
should
also
be
encouraged
through
the
site
where
appropriate,
including
by
allowing
extension
of
the
Schuylkill
River
Trail
southward.
Thank
you
once
again
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
about
the
refinery
and
how
we
have
approached
the
many
issues
around
it
in
recent
months.
As
you
can
see,
this
is
a
complex
and
nuanced
challenge.
I
also
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
everyone
who
participated
in
the
advisory
group
process.
Your
perspective
was
extremely
valuable
and
significantly
shaped
the
city's
perspective
on
the
future.
A
H
You
good
morning
chairs
Johnson
and
Reynolds
Brown
and
council
person,
Jim
I
am
Adam
teal,
Fire,
Commissioner
and
director
of
Emergency
Management
I
am
pleased
to
provide
testimony
on
the
incident
and
response
to
the
fire
and
explosion
that
occurred
at
the
p/es
refinery
in
June
of
2019
on
Friday
June
21st
2019
at
approximately
4:00
a.m.
a
major
explosion,
rocked
the
Gerard
Point
facility
of
the
p/es
refinery
complex
in
South
Philadelphia.
H
The
explosion
was
heard
and
felt
throughout
the
surrounding
communities
and
dramatic
video
footage
of
the
incident
was
featured
on
national
news,
leading
to
a
heightened
of
public
interest
and
concern
thanks
to
the
efforts
of
the
p/es
fire
brigade,
the
quick
actions
of
the
highly
trained
staff
on
duty
at
the
refinery
and
the
Philadelphia
Fire
Department.
The
incident
and
its
immediate
impacts
were
contained
on
the
refinery
property
without
serious
injuries
to
her
finery
workers,
first
responders
or
community
members.
However,
the
incident
raised
serious
concerns
and
questions
in
the
minds
of
many.
H
Regarding
the
refinery,
though,
the
fire
was
extinguished
the
following
day:
significant
hazards
remain
present
on
the
site
and
the
extent
of
those
hazards
was
not
fully
known
for
some
time.
Due
to
this
uncertainty,
personnel
from
the
Philadelphia
Fire
Department
and
Office
of
Emergency
Management
remained
on-site
24/7
for
more
than
three
months
following
the
incident
to
ensure
public
health
and
safety.
H
But
though
the
vast
majority
of
the
HF,
the
p/es
estimated
to
be
on
site,
was
safely
and
successfully
contained
in
the
rapid
acid,
D
inventory
or
rad
system,
a
comparatively
small
quantity
of
HF
was
present
in
a
low
concentration
and
some
of
the
process,
equipment
and
pipes
that
fail
during
the
incident.
As
a
result,
some
quantities
of
HF
were
released
into
the
atmosphere.
Some
of
this
release
was
contained
by
a
water
spray
safety
system
within
the
alkylation
unit
and
drained
to
the
refineries
on-site
wastewater
treatment
plant
where
it
was
treated.
H
The
remaining
HF
was
not
contained
by
either
the
rad
system
or
the
water
spray
and
was
released
into
the
atmosphere,
while
the
release
of
any
quantity
of
HF
has
caused
four
serious
concern.
Either.
City
officials
nor
federal
agencies
reported
any
known
off-site
or
on-site
health
impacts
from
the
release
on
September
24th.
Following
the
successful
neutralization
of
the
HF
contained
in
the
rad
system
and
the
restoration
of
the
air
monitoring
network
on
the
p/es
site,
the
incident
was
declared
under
control
by
naked
making
this
declaration.
H
We
communicated
that
any
remaining
hazards
on
the
site
were
well
understood
and
believed
to
be
safely
contained
to
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
once.
The
incident
was
declared
under
control,
PFD
and
OEM,
and
it
it's
24
by
7
staff
presence
at
the
PS
facility
while
remain
and
frequent
communication
with
the
leadership
of
pts
and
other
responding
and
investigating
agencies.
The
lengthy
response
after
the
incident
required
a
restructuring
of
the
PFD
hazmat
task
force
and
many
hours
of
overtime
for
OEM
and
PFD
members,
while
the
total
is
still
in
flux.
H
D
Actually,
it's
gonna
pay
page
6,
where
you
speak
about
values
and
recommendations
to
God
for
the
future,
because
it's
clear
that
the
past
is
what
it
is
and
the
question
for
us
always
or
one
of
the
lessons
learned
and
what
do
we
take
from
this
tragic
incident
and
how
do
we
act
differently
going
forward?
One
of
the
recommendations
that
you
state
was
to
put
the
public
safety
as
a
top
priority
risk
and
hazards
to
the
public's
to
be
minimized
to
the
greatest
extent
possible.
Have
you
been
able
to
explore
what
that
means?
G
That
is,
that
is
a
piece
of
it.
Also
I.
Think
our
exploration
of
our
air
management
system
and
mayor
monitoring
system
is
a
piece
of
piece
of
that
as
well.
Could
a
refinery
operation
meet
meet
those
standards
for
public
safety,
I
think
likely
they
could,
but
obviously
there
a
refinery
complex
would
also
still
have
public
health
impacts
as
well,
and
so
I
think
we
would
have
to
we'd
have
to
balance
those
going
forward.
Do.
D
You
know
of
any
best
practices
across
the
country
of
cities,
group
of
refineries,
not
necessarily
cities,
but
refineries
that
have
gotten
it
right
and
done
it
in
a
way
that's
respectful
of
their
employees
as
well
as
the
surrounding
community
that
we
can
look
to
as
an
example
for
best
practices.
There.
G
Are
the
refinery
operations
throughout
the
country
that
have
done
better
and
others
that
have
done
worse,
but
I
think
regardless
and
I
would
agree
with
folks
who
are
going
to
testify
later
today?
Their
refinery
operations,
no
matter
how
well
run
they
are,
are
going
to
be
dirty.
They
are
going
to
be.
They
are
going
to
cause
pollution
into
the
atmosphere
and
are
going
to
have
health
impacts.
G
D
G
So
the
responder
on
the
ACTU
remediation
program,
the
refinery
itself,
is
not
responsible
for
active
remediation
after
remediation
is
handled
by
evergreen
and
Sunoco.
So
I
believe
there
have
been
some
challenges
with
the
evergreen
remediation
specifically
around
how
they've
engaged
the
public
we've
expressed,
concerns
with
the
the
remediation
plan
and
again
specifically
about
how
they've
engaged
the
public.
They
did
plan
a
public
meeting
at
our
request
approximately
two
weeks
ago.
G
D
Protests,
okay,
so
so,
with
the
spotlight
being
on
citizens
and
families
and
children
around
that
site
that
who's,
whose
help
we
really
not
sure
of
going
forward.
What
would
be
the
the
biggest
takeaway
biggest
lesson
in
terms
of
keeping
the
immediate
community
well-informed
of
that
of
that
incident?
I.
G
Think
we
likely
could
have
improved
our
communication
immediately
surrounding
the
incident
and
I'd
turn
it
over
to
Commissioner
teal.
To
talk
through
some
of
the
lessons
learned
around
emergency
management
I
think
we
made
significant
effort
to
to
communicate
with
his
surrounding
community
through
the
advisory
group
process
and
we're
very
open
to
comments,
questions,
criticisms
that
we've
tried
to
try
to
address
I
think
around
the
refinery
operation
as
a
whole
on
whatever
happens
at
that
site.
D
D
D
G
D
G
Have
made
it
publicly
known
and
we
will
certainly
make
it
known
through
the
bankruptcy
proceeding
but
again,
I
don't
have
the
power
to
accept
or
deny
a
bid.
That's
within
the
bankruptcy
court.
I
think
we
may
have
some
control
through
regulations
and
laws.
That
is
what
we
are
exploring
over
the
recess.
So.
I
I
The
fact
that
did
not
become
a
massive
catastrophe
is
thanks
in
part,
I
think,
as
you
mentioned,
to
the
men
and
women
and
to
the
workers
who
were
there,
some
of
whom
are
here
in
this
room
and
I
certainly
want
to
acknowledge
and
thank
every
speech
and
every
one
of
you
for
the
work
that
you
did
and
ensuring
that
no
lives
were
lost
and
that
people
were
kept
as
safe
as
they
could
be.
So
thank
you
very
much,
but
I
do
think.
It's
notable
that
P
PEF
is
not
here.
I
Today
they
took
their
4
million
dollars
or
whatever
in
bonuses,
and
they
are
not
here,
and
so
it
is
up
to
us
in
this
room
to
figure
it
out
we're
the
ones
that
have
to
pick
up
the
pieces
and,
to
some
extent,
I
know
we're
going
to
hear
a
lot
of
public
testimony
and
we've
had
a
lot
of
issues
around
the
site.
But
we
are
here
as
the
city.
This
is
not
about
PEF,
because
they
they
bailed
and
it
was
wrong.
It's
desperately
unfair,
but
we
do
have
to
come
together.
I
So
this
is
not
just
about
workers
and
residents.
It's
about
us
as
Philadelphian.
It's
not
just
about
whether
it's
a
you
know
it's
a
site
for
one
thing
or
another:
it's
about
the
best
use
of
something
for
the
overall
health
of
our
city,
a
city
that
is
desperately
in
need,
obviously,
of
high
quality
jobs
and
employment.
That
is
also
deserving
of
healthy,
environmentally
sound
and
sustainable
solutions
that
will
bring
us
a
long-term
vision
of
what
health
and
sustainability
has
to
look
like.
I
So
you
know
some
of
the
questions
that
I'm
going
into
will
be
in
that
spirit,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
the
managing
director
for
this
report.
I
thought
it
was
very
helpful,
encouraging
in
many
ways
to
hear
the
city
placing
the
priorities
of
the
health
and
safety
of
its
residents
at
the
top
of
the
lift,
and
that's
the
long-term
impact
around
what
had
been
happening
in
that
area
needs
to
be
reconsidered.
I
As
you
said,
when
the
site
was
first
built,
it
was
just
swampland
and
marsh,
and
now
it's
one
of
the
most
densely
populated
areas
on
the
East
Coast
and
certainly
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
that's
a
significant
difference
and
it
should
guide
some
of
our
questions
as
we
go
forward.
A
couple
of
the
questions
that
I
have
would
be
around
regarding
health
and
safety.
I
With
what
you
know
the
when
the
June
21st
explosion
happened,
we
got
a
number
of
calls
from
residents
not
that
day,
obviously,
but
weeks
later
complaining
about
air
quality
problems
that
they
had
in
terms
of
what
they
felt
was
like
breathability.
So
what
steps
has
air
management
services
taken
to
enforce
the
city's
air
quality
regulations
in
order
to
make
sure
that
our
residents
health
is
protected
and
what
assessments
have
already
been
done?
I
would.
C
Good
morning,
Thomas
barley,
health,
commissioner,
the
air
management
services
inspects
the
PS
site
or
has
the
spec
to
the
psi.
While
it
was
still
open.
In
specifically,
they
inspect
the
the
aspects
of
the
site
that
emit
pollutants
and
if
there
are
violations,
as
they
cite
the
the
BS
for
violations
and
require
them
to
put
in
technology
to
reduce
the
emissions,
the
Management
Service
is
also
required
has
required
pts
to
put
in
place.
It's
called
fence
line
monitors,
so
they
can
monitor
pollutants
that
might
cross
the
border
line
into
neighboring
communities
as
well.
C
There
is
a
one
monitor
at
24th
and
ritenour,
that's
very
close
to
the
site.
The
there
was,
although
there
was
clearly
a
fire
there,
and
there
was
a
detection
of
a
very
small
amount
for
a
short
period
of
time
of
fine
particle
pollution.
There
was
no
evidence
of
major
air
quality
changes
as
a
result
of
the
fire
itself.
C
Now,
though,
over
the
long
term,
though,
as
we
said
in
the
managing
director,
said,
the
site
is
a
major
source
of
pollution
for
the
city,
and
so
it
is
certainly
in
the
best
interests
of
health
overall
to
or
whatever
future
site
or
whatever
future
uses
have
it
be
producing
less
air
pollution
than
it
currently
does.
I.
I
Car
is
close
by
yes,
it
sounds
like
the
current
regulations
are
completely
inadequate
for
measuring
health
and
safety.
So
I
guess
one
of
my
questions
would
instead
be
knowing
that
it's
inadequate
and
that
it's
the
it's
the
major
air
polluter
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
What
do
you
need
to
change
about
our
regulations
to
ensure
that
our
health
and
safety
of
our
residents
is
strengthened
and
improved
in
wake
of
this?
So.
C
Air
management
services
enforces
the
federal
and
state
laws
have
put
placed
by
EPA
and
the
State
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
there's
a
limit
to
what
local
can
be
done
beyond
those
as
far
as
requirements,
so
our
basic
role
so
far
is
really
inspecting
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
they
are
in
keeping
with
those
requirements.
You
know
we
can
look
in
to
see
what
our
local
authority
is,
but
I
think
our
local
authority
is
pretty
limited.
C
I
G
So
the
actual
remediation
process
does
include
a
public
engagement
process
that
public
engagement
process
has
not
happened
to
date.
That
is
what
the
meeting
was
scheduled
for
two
weeks
ago
and
again,
the
city
has
expressed
actually
before
June
21st.
The
city
had
been
engaged
with
evergreen
to
make
sure
that
public
engagement
process
was
happening
at
least
just
to
a
level
of
degree
that
would
meet
compliance
I.
Frankly,
I'm
not
sure
evergreen
will
be
able
to
meet
a
lot
of
level
public
engagement
that
that
any
of
us
are
satisfied
with.
I
So
I'm
wondering
if
you
know,
there's
like
sort
of
the
formal
process
that
occurs,
but
is
there
a
way
that
the
city
can
engage
the
public
not
so
much
in
like
engagement,
because
I
have
no
idea
what
that
standard
means,
but
more
in
decision
making
about
what
remediation
outcomes
have
to
look
like
on
our
and
how
we're
measuring
it.
What
you
know
what
has
been
done?
I
I
think
you
alluded
to
some
of
it,
including
like
beautification
other
types
of
things,
but
real,
meaningful
remediation,
including
like
health
outcomes,
or
how
we
want
to
measure
new
health
standards
or
establish
them
outside
of
EPA
regulations,
and
all
of
that.
How
are
we
holding
ourselves
internally
accountable,
sure.
G
So
I
think
there's
there's
we're
trying
to
try
and
figure
out
the
balance
so
act
to
remediation
is
a
state
program
under
under
federal
standards
is
a
voluntary
program.
They
have
set
the
standards
of
remediation
through
the
voluntary
program
with
the
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
at
the
state
level,
so
we
actually
have
very
little.
We
have
again
some
limited
influence
over
what
those
standards
are,
but
as
a
voluntary
program,
it's
really
a
conversation
between
evergreen
and
the
DEP
I.
G
Think
where
we
did
have
some
success
in
our
intervention
was
to
make
sure
that
there
is
a
public
engagement
process.
Again
we
did
not,
and
frankly,
at
the
turn
of
the
administration,
we
didn't
do
a
very
good
job
of
making
sure
that
public
engagement
process
happened.
We
recognized
that
before
the
incident
on
the
21st
and
we're
taking
steps
to
remediate.
G
Obviously
we
still
need
to
do
a
better
job
and
make
sure
that
engagement
process
happens,
but
I
do
I
do
want
to
say
that
our
ability
to
force
evergreen
to
remediate
to
a
higher
standard
I,
just
don't
think
we
have
have
that
level
of
control,
I,
think
and
I
would
turn
it
a
lot--
apartment
to
confirm
that.
But
that
that's
my
understand.
I
I
There's
no
question
the
the
city
needs
to
exercise
every
amount
of
its
regulatory
powers
to
ban
hfl
I
had
a
number
of
questions
about
what
hfl
can
do,
but
I
don't
know
that
we
want
to
really
go
into
whether
there
ways
that
we
can
safely
monitor
it.
I
just
think
at
this
stage
we're
looking
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
ban
it,
and
this
has
been
a
call
that
us,
W
has
been
at
the
forefront
of
they've,
been
dealing
with
it
in
other
sites.
I
We
certainly
noticed
that
they've
tried
seem
to
have
taken
it
up
as
an
issue
as
well,
but
to
the
I
appreciate,
to
the
extent
that
you
can.
You
know
your
exploration
about
our
powers
to
eliminate
hfl
as
a
as
a
I,
don't
know
as
a
chemical
that
we
can
even
have
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
I.
Think
the
question
is
about
banning
it
right,
not
necessarily
regulating
it.
So.
G
I
think
we're
we
are
exploring
both
I
mean
I
think
it
is
important
to
note
that
HF
is
used
in
a
number
of
processes,
not
just
at
much
smaller
amounts,
so
it
may
be.
It
may
be
a
limiting
the
amount
of
HF.
That's
on
a
site.
I
think
we're
trying
to
specifically
understand
that.
I'd
also
note
that
there
are
chemicals
used
in
a
number
of
manufacturing
processes
across
the
city.
I
H
In
addition
to
conducting
air
monitoring
continually
having
resources
down
there
working
very
closely
with
a
lot
of
the
state
and
federal
folks
that
you've
heard
mentioned
are
a
very
dedicated
team
and
the
Office
of
Emergency
Management
was
developing
essentially
tailoring
our
general
contingency
plans
and
response
plans
to
that
site.
So
we
actually
did
some
very
detailed
planning
during
the
course
of
that
time,
and
so
I
guess.
H
Now
we
have
certainly
identified
our
internal
capacity
to
conduct
that
kind
of
planning
and
oversight
as
an
area
that
we
want
to
strengthen
and
again
thanks
to
its
council
and
the
recent
mid-year
transfer,
we're
already
doing
that,
we're
already
getting
the
resources
to
be
able
to
improve
our
ability
to
communicate,
24/7
365,
both
internal
to
the
city
government
and
with
all
the
state
and
federal
partners
who
were
involved
in
such
an
incident
as
well
as
with
the
community.
You
know
that
was
a
gap
that
we
had
that
we
needed
to
close.
H
That
was
a
resource
driven
gap.
We
definitely
want
to
continue
to
have
the
conversation
about
the
resources
that
are
needed
to
ensure
that
we
have
robust
and
continual
ability
to
plan
respond,
recover
and,
of
course,
on
the
front
end
to
help
prevent
and
mitigate
incidents.
For
us
it's
always.
The
best
incident
is
the
one
that
doesn't
occur,
whether
that's
a
house
fire
or
whether
that's
something
that
occurs
at
an
industrial
facility.
Well,.
I
H
I
think
you
know
absent
any
other
consideration.
This
conversation
is
clearly
about
and
a
lot
of
what
we're
talking
about
is
around
fixed
site
or
fixed
facility
monitoring
oversight
regulation
because
of
the
geography
of
our
city
and
the
transportation
corridors
running
through
it.
It
is
safe
to
say
that
every
day
we
have
to
be
ready
to
respond
to
an
incident
involving
bulk
quantities
of
any
industrial
chemical,
that
is
in
commerce,
global
commerce.
Because
again
we
have
a
seaport,
we
have
an
airport,
we
have
interstate
highways.
H
We
have
multiple
rail
lines
so
again
for
us-
and
this
is
a
conversation
we'll
be
continuing
with
council
going
forward.
That
requires
a
set
of
resources
that
we
haven't
necessarily
maintained
over
the
years
at
the
level
that
we
want
to
be
able
to
handle
that
so
whatever
happens
around
these
six
sites
again,
we've
already-
we've
mentioned
this
restructured.
H
Our
hazardous
materials
task
force,
we're
already
looking
at
additional
capacity
to
ensure
that
we
can
not
just
be
ready
to
respond
for
what
we
know
about
in
the
city,
but
we
have
to
be
ready
to
respond
to
anything
that
could
possibly
be
transported
by
you
know.
Any
mode
of
conveyance
24/7
365,
because
those
things
about
this
city
are
not
going
to
change
two.
I
H
I
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
our
place
in
bankruptcy
court
as
well,
but
you
know
there
are
bigger
things
in
play.
So
mr.
Abernathy,
just
to
go
back
to
the
original
money,
says
that
the
city
is
going
to
review
its
air
monitoring
capabilities
to
make
sure
it's
it's
actually
used
or
designed
to
identify
hazards
and
protect
people.
So
has
that
review
happened
has.
I
I
G
I
Have
one
last
one
and
then
I'll
pass
it
over,
but
does
the
city
plan
to
use
this
influence
during
the
auction
process
to
influence
the
type
of
sale
of
the
property
and
its
future
usage?
So
in
other
words,
to
deter
certain
usage
and
to
encourage
or
maximize
the
chance
that
the
site
will
be
used
for
more
healthy,
safe
purposes?
We.
G
D
D
They
are
always
bombarded
by
seniors
who
are
hungry
and
anguish
for
the
services
that
your
department
provides,
and
this
is
a
time
when
I
get
to
say
publicly
that
we,
my
staff
and
I,
appreciate
all
of
what
you
do
and
to
the
Managing
Director
you
walk
on
water.
I
would
not
want
what
you
do.
Thank
you
both
very
very
much
for
your
testimony.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We.
D
D
Very
well,
okay,
then,
please,
we
want
to
invite
to
the
witness
table:
Donna
Henry,
Southwest
cities
see
and
if
I
mispronounce
your
name,
please
correct
me
when
you
provide
your
testimony.
Taliah
wrong,
cena,
south
philadelphia,
resident
and
student
alexa
roth
of
philly
thrive,
carol
white
of
Wolfson
park.
Don't
be
shy.
Rush
to
the
panel
table
mark
plenty
of
Wilson
Park,
Carol
Hemingway
Gray's
Ferry
resident.
We
welcome
all
of
you
to
the
witness
table.
D
J
You
good
morning
all
I'm
Donna
Henry
I
am
testing
testifying
on
behalf
of
my
role
as
the
executive
director
of
the
Southwest
Community
Development
Corporation.
Our
mission
is
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
in
South.
West
Philadelphia
I
have
been
a
staff
member
since
1993
from
2004
till
this
past
July.
I
sat
on
the
community
advisory
panel
for
p/es
at
the
refinery
and
before
p/es
Sunoco.
We
met
eleven
times
a
year
and
we
heard
updates
on
environmental
and
safety
issues
as
well
as
we
were
taught
different
aspects
of
the
refinery.
J
We
supported
education
to
the
community
for
the
siren
system,
I
understand
the
concerns
of
pollutants
and
chemical
leaks
in
1994.
When
the
yellow
sulphur,
sulphur
dioxide
wafted
across
the
neighborhood,
it
turned
the
sky
green.
Everybody
went
outside
to
see
the
pretty
green
sky
until
everyone's
throats
started
to
burn.
I,
also
understand
the
economic
value
of
the
refinery
had
on
the
area
economy
and
for
families.
My
great
grandfather,
great
uncle
and
uncle
provided
for
their
families
through
jobs
that
they
refinery.
J
My
great
grandmother
taught
her
children
to
say
it
smells
like
bread
and
butter
to
me
when
people
complained
about
smells
coming
from
the
refinery.
I
also
sit
on
the
task:
the
stakeholder
advisory
board
for
the
Center
for
Excellence,
in
environmental
toxicology
to
the
Perelman
School
of
Medicine
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
and
I've
learned
about
the
refinery
pollutants
impacting
the
city
and
its
workers
regarding
the
explosion.
Southwest
residents
were
upset
that
there
wasn't
a
clear
message
on
what
they
should
do
and
whether
they
were
safe.
J
The
siren
system
did
not
sound
in
southwest
the
training.
Is
that
if
the
siren
sounded,
people
should
tune
to
KYW
radio,
they
could
have
sounded,
and
it
put
him
what
W
tell
West
not
being
affected
now
that
the
site
is
being
shut
down
and
there
are
possibilities
being
a
future
refinery.
Again,
there
are
concerns
about
pollutants
and
irritants
from
the
site,
as
they
did
last
Friday.
J
J
B
Hello,
my
name
is
Talia
Wong,
Seany,
I'm,
13
years
old
in
eighth
grade
at
first
charter,
school
and
I
live
in
South
Philly,
just
a
few
miles
from
the
oil
refinery.
I'm
June
21st
Philadelphia,
barely
dodged
a
disaster
when
the
oil
refinery
had
an
explosion.
That
was
a
terrible
occurrence,
but
one
that
allows
the
chance
to
get
rid
of
the
oil
refinery
and
explore
greener,
safer
alternatives.
The
oil
refinery
is
unsafe,
which
was
proven
by
the
explosion,
but
even
if
it
hadn't
exploded,
it
still
caused
many
problems.
B
Philadelphia
has
high
rates
of
asthma
and
other
respiratory
problems,
especially
close
to
the
air
Pinery.
That
means
that
lower
income
people
are
affected
more,
which
is
not
fair.
The
oil
refinery
is
also
bad
for
the
health
of
people
who
work
there.
Additionally,
the
oil
refinery
is
incredibly
bad
for
the
environment.
During
the
explosion,
over
10,000
tons
of
hydrofluoric
acid
was
released
into
the
atmosphere
which
worsened
the
air
quality.
It
was
also
one
of
Philadelphia's
biggest
greenhouse
gas
emitters.
B
B
If
we
don't
want
to
be
hit
by
climate
changes
worst
effects,
we
need
to
stop
our
dependence
on
fossil
fuels
always
still
can
both
our
economy
and
for
energy,
and
we
can't
do
that
if
there's
a
huge
oil
refinery
davia.
If
we
replaced
the
earlier
finder
with
some
kind
of
good
energy
facility,
it
would
create
many
jobs
that
are
safer
than
oil
or
finery
jobs.
It
would
also
benefit
Philadelphia's
economy
and
health.
Replacing
it
with
a
green
energy
facility
would
allow
us
to
prepare
for
climate
change
and
be
ready
for
the
future.
Thank
you.
K
My
name
is
Mark
Clinton
I'm,
a
member
of
Billy's,
thrive
and
I
live
in
the
fence
line
of
the
requirement.
I
think
the
councilman
can
Jana
Johnson
and
the
council
women's
Cindy
bass,
Blondell
Reynolds,
Brown
and
Ellen
Jim
for
allowing
me
to
speak
at
this
hearing.
Well,
letting
me
speak
at
this
here
since
2015
really
thrive
has
been
organizing
our
neighbors
in
South
Philly,
who
are
the
most
impacted
by
this
requirement
by
the
planet.
K
K
City
Council
should
call
on
City
solicitors,
Patrick,
O'neal
and
Marcel
Pratt
to
correct
the
public
process.
Second,
City
Council
must
passed
right
to
breed
legislation,
starting
with
a
ban
on
large-scale
industrial
use
of
hydrofluoric
acid.
Once
you
pass
that
ban
on
the
most
lethal
gas,
then
City
Council
to
support
measures
that
protect
neighborhoods
from
excessive
pollution.
K
Finally,
our
third
demand:
we
zoned
the
land
for
a
healthier,
green
use.
That
would
benefit
all
constituents.
You
have
called
this
hearing
because
you
want
to
hear
from
residents
about
what
should
happen
to
the
future
of
the
pds
refinery.
Do
you
want
to
know
what
we
want
for
the
future?
Well,
you
are
in
luck
that
we
have
not
waited
around
for
you
to
ask
us,
because
we
saw
for
years
that
this
was
not
a
top
priority
for
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
K
In
2017,
Philly
thrive
conducted
a
community
survey
with
242
philadelphians,
most
of
whom
live
in
the
19145
and
four
six
one,
nine
one,
four
six
answered
the
question:
what
would
you
like
to
see
happen
as
the
refinery
is
shut
down?
The
most
common
response
was
about
cleaning
up
the
land
to
make
it
safe
and
healthy
for
residents.
We
can
understand
that
priority
as
a
logical
result
of
the
harm
and
threat
the
refinery
has
posed
two
generations
of
Philadelphia.
K
The
second
most
common
response
was
about
clean
energy
development
on
the
land,
including
wind
and
solar
energy
residents,
make
the
connection
between
a
safe
form
of
energy
and
jobs
that
could
be
created
for
the
neighborhood
other
popular
responses
included
community
space
and
resources,
green
space
and
housing.
We
are
inspired
by
those
hundreds
of
Philadelphia
who
offered
us
guidance
in
this
moment.
Do
you
hear
them?
They
are
the
inspiration
for
the
three
demands
we
made
of
City
Council
today
moving
forward.
K
We
have
begun
rallying
support
from
the
organizations
across
the
city
who
recognized
what
happens
with
the
refinery
as
a
key
racial,
economic
and
environmental
justice
issue.
Do
you
hear
us
in
conclusion?
We
all
have
the
right
to
breathe
clean
air,
and
it
is
time
City,
Council
and
the
city
of
Philadelphia
step
up
and
do
their
part.
Thank
you.
D
And
your
testimony
please,
yes,
my
name
is
Karen
white
and,
like
I
like
to
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today.
I'm
a
member
of
Polly
thrive
for
the
past
four
years.
I
see
the
refinery
for
my
house.
The
intent
of
the
testimony
is
to
make
very
clear
that
the
impact
the
refinery
has
a
human
health,
so
difficult
Cydia
filled
up
it
does.
Everything
is
proud
to
do
so.
First
I
would
like
to
share.
Sophistic
is
the
type
scientific
evidence
that
connected
to
requiring
foolishness
with
cancer?
D
The
worldwide
organization
has
stated
that
particular
matter
matter.
Pollution
known
as
PM
2.5
is
in
the
air,
causes
cancer,
but
strictly
alder
lungs
Philadelphia.
Any
solution
refinery
has
been
largest
asset:
no
sanitary,
unfettered
stationary
source
of
PM
0.25
loose
in
the
city.
Five
four
in
2016
PS
admitted
to
five
point:
five:
twenty
tons
of
PM
2.5
pollutions
according
to
the
city
data
and
the
largest
polluter
produced
by
only
temp
as
much
as
PS,
the
National
Cancer
Institute
established,
the
Philadelphia
has
the
highest
cancer
rate
of
any
large
city
in
the
United
States.
D
According
to
the
city
data,
the
refineries,
the
largest
and
stationary
source
of
these
pollutions
in
nineteen
and
2019,
reported
that
the
admin
and
Allergy
Foundation
of
America
ranked
Philadelphia
number
four,
a
splint
capital
account
of
the
country
Billy
the
only
over
one
out
of
hundred
cities
is
ranked
the
worse
than
average.
In
these
three
categories:
asthma,
death
rate
from
asthma,
ER
visits
for
asthma.
Now,
I'm
gonna
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
my
story.
D
I
can
see
we
finally
from
my
house
and
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
I
mean
it
I
smell
odors,
all
the
time.
I!
Don't
need
this
right
now,
because
I
heard
someone
speaking
today
about
how
the
jun
a
journalist
explosion.
What
I
just
recall
up
yesterday
by
calling
my
insurance
company
that
made
a
20-second
y'all
had
that
big
fire
with
more
than
more
gases
coming
out.
I
was
emergency
room,
two
that
merge
with
methodist
hospital.
I
found
myself
with
upper
respiratory
failure.
I
have
higher
irritations.
D
I
have
very,
very
chronic
headaches
and
I
had
a
little
bit
of
memory
loss,
all
that
was
a
pool
of
them,
Joon
Jae
Joon,
to
explosion.
Nobody
mentioned
that
today
that
fire
had
to
stay
lit
and
it
burned
itself
out
for
days
when
I
came
back
from
the
hospital
I
remember
that
it
was
4:00
in
the
morning.
I
just
been
just
reminded
myself,
because
it
was
scary
to
me
because
I
didn't
remember
what
happened
coming
to
find
out
when
I
called
my
insurance
company,
they
told
me
was
mr.
D
white,
he
wasn't
India
on
June
you
as
anyone's
made
of
22nd
and
I'm
glad
they
cleared
that
up
for
me.
So
now
that
I
have
him
sitting
around
my
house
as
air
from
the
pumps
for
all
my
all,
my
grandchildren
and
I
have
my
own.
Never
had
asthma.
Before
in
my
life,
I
do
today
IIRIRA
tations,
where
we
have
mucus
coming
out.
My
eyes
is
my
mic:
I'm
sorry
I
just
lost
my
mom
too,
and
it's
not
even
been
a
year.
D
Yet
there
there
came
to
my
house
all
the
time
for
holidays
and
I
and
I
always
invite
her
over
not
knowing
about
what
all-district
ronnie
was
doing,
but
now
that's
not
even
been
a
year
and
she's
gone
with
cancer,
multiple
types
of
cancer.
Secondly,
I
want
to
talk
about
how
my
grandkids
could
not
I
don't
want
them
to
come
around
my
house
as
often
as
they
used
to
because
their
lungs
capacity
cannot
take
the
chemicals
coming
out.
This
refinery,
I
missed
my
grandchildren.
D
I
missed
the
note
of
the
fact
that
all
my
seniors
I
just
had
a
senior
staff
over
here
yesterday
from
Wilson
Park
high-rises,
where
mr.
Marc
live
at
I
have
people
that
can.
If
you
want
to
interview
them,
they
can
tell
you
how
thick
they
are
getting
worse,
topping
than
what
they
were
when
they
moved
there
they're
dying
around
me,
so
they
drop
it
like
flies,
I've,
never
seen
so
many
cancer
patients
in
one
area,
I
mean
on
my
one
block.
D
I
can
say
if
I
least
a
good
15
people
have
died
off
from
one
block,
and
this
is
this
is
getting
to
be
devastating
for
them,
because
death
is
around
me
every
day.
I,
don't
know
if
y'all
guys,
anyone
that
lives
out
here
in
Philadelphia
the
littlest
out
pulled
up
your
area
or
across
the
street
from
the
refinery.
This
is.
This
is
a
most
heart
and
part
of
this
to
seeing
people
that
you
loved
so
dearly
to
dies
around
you
and
I
see
it
every
day.
D
I
just
like
to
know
if
you're
gonna
start
just
refining
it
back
up.
Let
us
know
how
long
we
have
to
live,
because
when
the
airship
we
all
gonna
get
a
piece
of
this
there's,
not
just
Wilson
Park,
it's
gonna,
get
this
going.
Everybody
and
fill
it
up
is
going
to
get
a
piece
of
this
air
and
the
pollution
and
the
chemicals
that
we
want
the
most
supposedly
breathing
at
all.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
share.
K
Good
morning
and
my
councilman
from
my
neighborhood
I
just
want
to
say,
I'm
thankful
to
being
here
today
being
allowed
to
talk
about
the
effect
of
pollution.
In
my
area,
my
name
is
Carl
Hemingway
and
I
am
a
member
of
Philly
5,
but,
more
importantly,
I'm.
A
resident
of
great
theory
I
want
to
speak
today
on
the
subject
that
first
motivated
me
to
get
involved
with
this
issue.
The
fact
is
this
refinery
and
this
refinery
site
becomes
a
civil
rights
issue
as
people
most
more
modernized
and
oppressed
in
our
society
bear
the
brunt
of
pollution.
K
This
includes
people
of
color,
poor
people,
children,
women
and
seniors.
Let's
talk
about
people
of
color
of
the
45,000
residents
living
within
one
mile
of
the
refinery
site.
71%
of
these
people
are
people
of
color,
and
32%
of
them
are
below
the
poverty
line.
A
20-17
report
by
the
n-double
a-c-p
highlighted
that
the
refinery
was
part
of
an
ashen
wide
trend
of
fossil
fuel
operations
that
disproportionately
impacting
African
American
communities
the
site.
K
The
report
cited
p/es
is
being
responsible
for
72%
of
toxic
air
mission
in
Philadelphia.
Let's
talk
about
poor
people
in
women.
This
is
an
enormous
amount.
There
is
an
enormous
amount
of
unpaid,
labor
and
economic
sacrifices
in
our
community
due
to
being
sick
or
caring
for
sick
family
members.
This
includes
missing
work
not
being
able
to
work
missing
school
and
emotional
distress
that
gets
in
the
way
of
work.
This
can
all
so
be
seen
as
a
woman's
rights
issue,
as
women
are
often
relied
on
as
caretakers.
K
K
Children
are
severely
impacted,
as
the
childhood
asthma
rate
in
Philadelphia
is
22%
compared
to
7
percent
nationally,
poor
children
are
even
more
impacted,
as
the
asthma
rate
is
25%
in
the
poorest
neighborhoods
in
Philly.
In
a
20-19
report,
the
Asthma
and
Allergy
Foundation
of
America
ranked
Philadelphia
number
4
as
the
asthma
capital
of
the
country.
Philly
was
the
only
city
in
the
list
of
a
hundred
of
the
hundred
to
rape,
to
rank
worse
than
average
for
all
three
categories:
asthma
prevalence,
death
rates
for
asthma
and
ER
visits
for
asthma.
K
There
are
many
schools
within
one
mile
of
the
refinery,
including
acorn
elementary
school,
a
coin
middle
year,
Academy
Gordon,
Reed,
High,
School,
University,
bear
charter,
school,
st.
Gabriel's,
elementary
school
McDaniel
schools
and
the
preparatory
charter
high
school,
and
then,
of
course,
the
other,
countless
daycares
and
nurseries.
K
K
There
are
countless
senior
buildings
within
one
mile
of
the
refinery,
including
greater
grace
period,
states,
AWS,
senior
housing,
st.
John,
Newman's,
Wilson,
Park
senior
apartments
and
more.
It
would
have
been
a
nightmare
trying
to
evaluate
the
seniors
during
the
June.
24Th
join
the
first
explosion,
and
the
help
of
seniors
is
that
at
risk
every
day,
breathing
pollution.
This
is
not
okay,
we
all
have
to
bear
the
responsibility
of
trying
to
make
Philadelphia
as
pollution
free
as
possible.
K
In
conclusion,
it
is
unconstitutional
for
the
future
developments
at
the
refinery
to
negatively
harm
these
groups
of
people.
This
means
polluting
industry
is
not
an
option.
This
group
of
people
need
to
be
the
center
of
decision-making
and
need
to
benefit
concretely
from
the
development
of
job
well
jobs.
Wealth
staying
in
the
neighborhood,
improving
air
quality
community
own
renewable
energy
projects
probably
would
check
all
these
boxes,
so
we
request
today
that
City
Council
and
any
planning
for
this
city
address
those
issues.
Thank
you.
I
Wanted
to
express
my
gratitude
to
Philly
thrive
to
the
fact
school
community
to
Thalia.
Thank
you
for
coming
out
and
speaking
and
to
the
residents
here.
Who've
been
very
active.
Our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
you
have
a
true
voice
and
not
just
an
engagement
process
but
in
a
decision-making
process,
but
thank
you
for
being
here
and
for
your
important
destiny.
D
You
mr.
chairman,
I
wanted
to
also
thank
everyone
for
being
here
today
and
I
have
to
tell
you
that
as
much
as
we
hear
from
you
know,
the
quote-unquote
experts-
and
we
hear
from
you
know
the
various
city
officials
is
the
most
important
thing
really
is
hearing
from
the
community
from
the
people
who
are
most
affected
and
I
just
really
wanted
to
again.
Thank
everyone
for
being
here.
D
I
wanted
to
make
mention
of
just
a
couple
of
things
as
Henry
when
you
spoke
about
your
experience
as
a
resident
and
about
someone
who
grew
up
in
the
neighborhood
and
who
really
understood
all
of
the
the
conflicting
issues
of
you
know
this.
This
smells
like
bread
and
butter.
You
know,
but
at
the
same
time
coming
outside
and
your
throat
burning
from
what
was
obvious
pollution
that
was
happening
in
the
community
and
so
just
understanding.
D
You
know
where
we
were
where
we
are
right
now
and
where
we
really
need
to
be
as
a
city,
I
think
that
you
really
had
a
very
unique
perspective
and
so
I.
Thank
you
for
bringing
that,
and
also
the
fact
that
you
know
recognizing
that
this
was
a
source
that
provided
jobs
to
your
family.
However,
you
know
things
have
to
change.
D
What
was
is,
what
was
we
have
to
do
something
differently
and
those
are
still
up
there
still
opportunities
in
which
the
site
can
be
used
for
jobs
for
folks
from
the
neighborhood
and,
as
you
mentioned
folks,
from
Southwest
Philadelphia,
you
know
very
few
were
employed
at
the
location,
so
I
just
thank
you
for,
for
bringing
all
of
that
knowledge
to
us
today.
I
also
wanted
to
thank
the
young
lady,
a
philadelphia
resident
I'm,
not
sure
where
she
went
it.
D
Our
young
scholar
who
was
here
just
a
moment
ago
and
who
spoke,
but
she
just
that
you
did
an
awesome
job
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
It
takes
a
lot
of
courage
to
sit
up
here
and
to
speak
in
front
of
all
these
people
and
I.
Don't
know
that
I
could
have
done
it
at
your
age.
So
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
and
for
really
speaking
up.
This
is
your
planet.
D
Yeah
yeah,
that's
encouraged
and
also
for
miss
white
and
miss
Hemmingway.
I
wanted
to
thank
you
all
as
well.
I'm,
sorry
I'm,
looking
around
cuz
I,
don't
I,
don't
see
Hey.
Ladies
I
wanted
to
thank
you
all
as
well
for
being
here
for
your
perspective
and
your
stories,
because,
as
we
know,
you
know,
the
the
prevalence
of
particularly
asthma
in
the
african-american
community
absolutely
is
connected
to
environmental
racism,
and
we
cannot
ignore
it
and
we
have
to
recognize
that
it's
been
going
on
for
a
very
long
time
and
the
conditions
in
our
neighborhoods.
D
Even
if
you're,
not
even
talking
about
you,
know
a
plant
like
this,
but
if
you're
talking
about
you
know
trash
and
debris
and
just
the
overall
conditions
in
our
neighborhood,
which
are
absolutely
unacceptable.
And
then
you
add
something
like
this,
which
is
obvious
pollution.
You
know.
Obviously
this
is
very
much
problematic.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
as
well
for
bringing
your
stories
and
talking
about
the
importance
of
recognizing
the
environmental
racism
which
is
happening
here
in
our
communities
right
here
in
Philadelphia.
D
D
clency
spoke
earlier
and
from
his
three
points,
I
actually
have
some
ideas.
The
metro
areas
either,
but
I
have
some
ideas
as
well,
legislatively
in
terms
of
things
that
we
can
be
done
so
I
appreciate
anyone
coming
with
an
idea
or
a
suggestion
about
what
can
be
done
to
make
things
better.
So
I
appreciate
all
of
your
comments.
Thank
you
and.
A
Before
we
call
out
that
the
next
panel
I'd
also
want
to
echo
the
sentiments
of
my
colleagues
on
council
Mangano,
one
was
proud
to
share
the
Environmental
Committee.
We
intentionally
made
sure
that
on
the
community
had
the
opportunity
to
come
up
and
express
their
opinions,
their
concerns
and
their
recommendations.
A
First,
normally,
when
you
come
in
city
council
proceedings,
the
communities
are
last
and
the
so-called
experts
or
first,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
the
community
have
a
voice
in
this
process
that
set
the
tone,
as
relates
to
this
particular
area,
and
so
I'm
like
them.
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
Philly
drop.
This
current
Hemingway
has
been
a
necessary
amount
of
mine
prior
to
me
becoming
an
elected
official
in
any
capacity,
so
she's
definitely
gonna
hold
my
feet
to
the
fire,
but
nevertheless
we
want
to
make
sure
that
this
process
is
fair.
A
A
J
You,
council
members
I'm
dr.
Bethany
Wiggin,
a
professor
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
and
director
of
the
Penn
program
and
environmental
humanities,
an
academic
program
that
researches
the
environment
at
the
intersection
of
science,
history
and
everyday
life.
Sometimes
my
work
is
that
of
a
storyteller,
exploring
how
humans
shape
and
transform
the
environment
and
the
other
way
around.
My
short,
hopefully,
two
minutes
story
to
you
today
has
three
interwoven
messages.
One
petroleum
refining
and
especially
refining
that
uses
hydrogen.
J
Fluoride
should
not
be
allowed
in
densely
populated
areas
to
refining
and
consuming
fossil
fuels,
fuels
global
climate
instability.
Three
here
in
Philadelphia
local
climate
impacts,
are
making
a
risky
business
even
riskier.
It's
a
risk.
We
cannot
afford
to
keep
taking
On
June
21st,
our
local
environment
very
nearly
underwent
a
terrible
transformation
refineries
that
use
hydrogen.
Fluoride,
have
a
poor
safety
record,
one
which
led
the
head
of
the
Chemical
Safety
Board
in
April
of
this
year
to
urge
EPA,
Administrator,
Andrew
wheeler
to
better
oversee
its
use.
J
Two
months
later,
p/es
blew
up
and,
of
course,
the
CS
B's
investigation.
There
continues.
Hf
presents
the
most
spectacular
risk
posed
by
the
p/es
refining
process,
but
there
are
many
others,
because
the
refinery
uses
HF.
It
must
provide
the
EPA
a
risk
management
plan.
Here's
a
little
of
what's
in
that
RMP.
Its
seventh
section
profiles
20
refinery
sites
which
each
a
major
risk
hazards
flood
in
the
refinery
operators
own
estimation
poses
a
major
risk
hazard
to
17
of
the
20.
That's
85%.
J
These
are
bad
odds
but
they're,
actually
worse
than
that,
since
they
were
calculated
with
maps
drawn
before
climate
change
began
to
accelerate
just
consider
the
odds
that
two
thousand
year
floods
could
happen
in
25
months,
but
they
have
in
another
American
refining
city
built
on
wetlands.
Houston's
odds
might
be
worse
than
ours,
but
Philadelphia
too,
is
getting
wetter
by
2040.
Flooding
across
the
Delaware
is
more
than
50%
likely
to
exceed
4
feet
above
high
tide.
Perhaps
refinery
operators,
or
at
least
refinery
executives,
can
afford
to
gamble
even
with
such
terrible
odds.
J
L
Name
is
Peter
e,
Carlo
and
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
the
invitation
to
speak
today
and
share
my
thoughts
on
the
future
of
the
PDS
refinery
site
I'm,
an
associate
professor
of
environmental
engineering
and
chemistry
at
Drexel
University,
and
my
research
is
focused
on
air
pollution
and
climate
change
related
issues.
Additionally
I'm
a
member
of
their
finery
advisory
group
and
a
member
of
the
Subcommittee
on
the
environment.
The
views
that
I
express
today
will
be
my
own
as
a
resident
of
Philadelphia
I'm
living
within
two
miles
of
the
pds
site.
L
Councilman
Johnson,
you
are
my
councilman
and
living
within
two
miles
at
PSA.
The
decision
of
what
to
do
with
this
space
is
also
a
personal
one
and
I
want
to
touch
on
a
few
of
the
environmental
and
health
issues
that
are
the
center
of
this
decision.
First
and
foremost,
any
option
for
what
to
do
with
this
space
must
take
into
account
the
health
and
well-being
of
the
residents
in
the
areas
adjacent
to
the
site.
L
Second,
climate
change
is
occurring
and
forecasted
sea
level
rise
and
flooding
potential
for
the
site
must
be
factored
into
any
future
use
options
for
the
pds
site
and
third,
given
our
understanding
of
the
linkage
between
fossil
fuel
usage
and
climate
change,
the
stated
goals
of
the
city
and
state
in
the
context
of
sustainability,
we
must
identify
and
pursue
options
for
the
site
which
are
aligned
with
those
goals
in
mind
and
I.
Do
thank
the
council
yesterday
for
the
resolution
they
passed,
which
is
a
good
first
step
in
that
direction.
L
So
let
me
begin
with
the
neighborhood
issues.
The
area
in
South
Philadelphia
around
the
refinery
is
an
overburdened
community
with
respect
to
environmental
pollution.
Health
impacts
from
living
near
a
refinery
include
respiratory
health
impacts,
negative
birth
outcomes
and
increased
cancer
risk.
These
risks
are
detailed
in
a
memo
included
as
an
appendix
to
this
testimony
in
a
study
led
by
dr.
L
Aachen
class
of
Drexel
University's
School
of
Public
Health
and
sent
to
the
mayor's
Advisory
Group,
in
addition
to
the
refinery
of
the
interstates
and
proximity
to
the
airport,
our
additional
air
pollution
sources
for
the
South
Philadelphia
area
and
this
neighborhood.
Therefore,
is
classically
defined
as
an
environmental
justice
area
any
such
potential
any
and
as
such
any
potential
future
use
of
this
site,
which
further
add
to
the
environmental
pollution
burden
on
the
neighborhood,
be
examined
in
detail.
L
While
the
refinery
has
existed
on
this
site
for
over
150
years,
that
does
not
mean
one
should
exist
there
now.
Nor
can
the
city
claim
that
there
is
nothing
that
can
be
done
to
prevent
another
refinery
from
starting
up
at
the
site.
The
simple
reality
is
that
if
a
refinery
did
not
exist
at
that
site,
currently
we
would
not
be
imagining
uses
of
that
land
that
included
a
refinery
in
the
discussion.
I've
heard
interest
in
the
expansion
of
the
port
as
another
potential
use
for
the
site.
L
This
brings
me
to
the
second
point.
Climate
change
is
here
due
to
human
activities
and,
more
to
the
point
directly
a
result
of
fossil
fuel
usage.
The
scientific
community
has
clearly
shown
that
the
only
viable
path
forward
is
for
us
to
transition
to
non-fossil
sources
of
energy,
introduce
them
on
a
rapid
timescale.
L
Any
fossil
fuel
intensive
activities
proposed
for
the
p/es
site
ignores
the
reality
of
climate
change
and
further
burdens.
The
next
generation
of
Philadelphia
residents
like
this
student,
who
is
up
here
previously
forcing
them
to
deal
with
this
issue
in
the
future.
At
the
city
level,
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
the
stated
goal
of
the
office
of
sustainability
is
to
quote
work
with
partners
around
the
city
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
in
all
Philadelphia
neighborhoods,
reduce
the
city's
carbon
emissions
and
prepare
Philadelphia
for
a
hotter
wetter
future.
L
The
statement
touches
on
the
reduction
of
carbon
emissions
is
an
important
piece
of
the
work
of
this
office
and
something
that
needs
to
be
part
of
the
dialogue
regarding
the
future
use
of
this
site.
The
statement
also
points
to
the
final
point.
I
wish
to
make
about
a
hotter
and
wetter
future
sea-level
rise.
In
combination
with
increased
rainfall
and
make
low-lying
areas
of
the
city
more
vulnerable
to
flooding,
and
specifically
the
land
currently
encompassed
by
the
PS
refinery,
is
that
risk
any
activity
on
that
site
must
take
this
future
into
account.
L
L
Moving
forward
to
summarize
environmental
and
health
concerns
need
to
play
a
more
prominent
role
in
any
future
use
of
the
PSA,
and
the
city
does
in
fact
have
options
for
minimizing
environmental
pollution
impacts
at
that
site,
and
climate
change
in
sustainability
issues
must
also
be
part
of
that
conversation
with
respect
to
both
mitigation,
which
is
reducing
the
city's
carbon
emissions
and
adaptation,
acknowledging
and
planning
for
the
future
flood
risks
at
that
site.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
Morning,
I'm
dr.
marilyn
howard's,
an
occupational
and
environmental
medicine
physician
from
the
center
of
excellence
and
environmental
toxicology
at
the
Perelman
School
of
Medicine
of
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
I.
Refer
you
to
my
full
written
testimony
for
additional
detail
to
appreciate
the
impact
of
the
PPS
refinery
on
the
health
of
Philadelphia
residents.
I
offer
the
following
relevant
to
its
emissions
and
releases
the
National
Cancer
Institute
estimates
that
Philadelphia
has
the
highest
cancer
rate
of
any
large
city
in
the
United
States.
J
The
refinery
pollutant
benzene
is
linked
to
leukemia
and
kidney
cancer
and
particulates
are
linked
to
lung
cancer.
The
International
Agency
for
research
on
cancer
has
listed
air
pollution
as
a
known
group,
one
human
carcinogen
and
estimates
that
this
contributes
200,
that
230,000
new
lung
cancer
cases
every
year.
Asthma
hospitalizations
are
three
times
higher
in
Philadelphia
than
in
Pennsylvania.
So
too
are
Philadelphia's
rates
of
hospitalization
for
heart
attacks
and
chronic
obstructive
pulmonary
disease.
Certainly
there
are
many
contributors
to
each
of
these
health
outcomes.
J
However,
the
volatile
organic
compounds
and
particulates
emanating
from
the
p/es
refinery
significantly
increase
the
exposure
to
hazardous
air
pollutants
to
residents
of
Philadelphia
and
the
environs.
The
p/es
refinery
was
the
largest
point
source
emitters
of
volatile
organic
chemicals
in
the
region.
More
than
400,000
pounds
of
hazardous
chemicals
were
emitted
into
the
Philadelphia
air
every
year.
J
More
than
10%
of
these
Admission
emissions
are
carcinogens
or
pre
carcinogens
changed
into
carcinogens
in
our
body,
since
the
passage
of
the
federal
Clean
Air
Act
in
1970,
Philadelphia
has
never
been
in
compliance
with
ozone
formed
from
the
Volvo
organic
chemicals
that
emanate
from
the
refinery.
Ozone
is
a
potent
irritant
that
causes
asthma
and
leads
to
asthma,
exacerbations
and
those
who
already
have
asthma
as
little
as
one
to
two
hours
of
elevated
levels
of
ozone.
Exposure
increases,
heart
attack
rates
and
heart
rhythm
disturbances
that
lead
to
sudden
death.
J
Since
the
shutdown
of
the
refinery,
we
have
seen
10
ozone
action
days
in
Philadelphia,
while
the
10-year
annual
average
is
24.
The
closure
of
the
refinery
alone
appears
to
have
substantially
improved
the
ozone
levels
in
Philadelphia,
which
will
lead
to
improved
regional
compliance
with
the
Clean
Air
Act
and
reduced
asthma,
hospitalizations
and
heart
attacks.
J
Replacing
the
refinery
with
a
similarly
polluting
industrial
process
will
pose
substantial
health
risks
to
Philadelphia
residents.
Legacy
pollution
at
the
PS
refinery
location
must
be
considered
in
the
plans
for
futures
use
of
the
site
and
potential
for
ongoing
health
impacts
to
people.
The
Philadelphia
community
has
not
been
involved
in
the
evaluation
of
the
remediation
plans
or
the
establishment
of
cleanup
levels,
as
required
by
act.
J
2
philadelphia
residents
have
a
right
to
know
about
the
important
health
implications
of
the
decisions
being
made
on
their
behalf,
in
summary,
were
very
concerned
about
the
large-scale
contribution
of
p/es
refinery
emissions
to
cancer,
lung
and
heart
disease
in
Philadelphia
residents.
We
hope
that
recognition
of
these
significant
health
impacts
informs
decisions
regarding
the
use
of
this
property.
We
recommend
that
cleanup
levels
at
the
property
committing
it
to
industrial
use
for
the
foreseeable
future
be
reconsidered,
because
large-scale
industry
in
proximity
to
densely
populated
Philadelphia
neighborhoods
may
pose
undue
risks
to
public
health.
J
A
M
You
my
name
is
Charles
Hodge
I'm,
the
LD
Betts,
professor
of
environmental
engineering
and
the
head
of
the
department
of
civil,
architectural
and
environmental
engineering
at
Drexel
University,
where
I
have
been
on
the
faculty
as
well
as
lived
in
Philadelphia
for
29
years.
My
remarks
today
are
of
my
personal
behavior.
M
Although
I
note
the
broad
interest,
many
a
Drexel
in
helping
to
recover
from
the
complex
past
at
this
site
and
develop
constructive
plans
for
the
future,
the
seeit
environmental
legacy
of
the
p/es
site
is
well
known
and
all
too
typical
of
many
historical,
fossil
fuel
operations
throughout
the
US
and
the
world.
First,
contaminants
present
from
historic
and
more
recent
operations
on
the
site
are
numerous
and
widespread.
However,
there
is
a
decade's
long
history
of
remediation
of
complex
large
contaminated
sites.
Textbooks
and
course
is
devoted
to
this
field,
are
widely
available.
M
There
is
no
technological
barrier
to
remediating
a
site
to
a
more
beneficial
use
than
continued
industrial
activity.
Second,
the
continued
use
of
the
site
for
fossil
fuel
operations
maintains
the
potential
risks
to
adjacent
in
the
area
communities
and
continues
the
potential
for
an
even
greater
catastrophic
event.
Fossil
fuel
use
is
exacerbating
climate
change
already
costing
the
Commonwealth
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
a
year.
We
need
to
move
toward
a
fossil
fuel
free
energy
system.
Third,
the
site
can
be
used
for
other
purposes,
such
as
commercial,
residential
and
recreational.
M
One
exemplar
is
the
much
larger
Fresh
Kills
landfill
in
New,
York,
City
being
redeveloped
into
a
public
park
and
recreational
area.
Another
option
that
might
be
included
would
be
the
development
of
renewable
energy
site
to
supply
Philadelphia's
needs.
A
recent
study
showed
how
253
major
towns
and
cities
in
North
America,
including
Philadelphia,
can
achieve
total
energy
needs
using
only
wind
water
and
solar
sources
by
2050.
The
use
of
a
portion
of
the
PE
si
for
a
solar
farm
would
provide
more
flexibility
and
even
offer
training
and
demonstration
opportunities.
M
Moving
to
wind,
water
and
solar
would
result
in
a
net
increase
in
jobs
were
the
total
economic
savings
and
a
reduction
in
premature
mortality
associated
with
fossil
fuel
use.
Finally,
decision
making
in
a
complex
problem
such
as
this
must
consider
all
costs
and
benefits.
These
include
externalities,
which
may
be
difficult
indeed
impossible,
totally
quantify,
however,
just
because
damages
are
not
quantifiable
or
difficult
to
account
for
does
not
make
them
less
real
and
less
significant,
given
that
other
uses
of
the
site
will
increase
jobs
and
promote
economic
growth.
M
A
C
F
My
name
is
Ryan
o
Callaghan
I
was
the
former
president
of
us
W
local
10-1
and
formerly
employed
by
photo
energy
solutions.
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
having
me
today
and
for
the
invitation
and
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
behalf
of
my
former
members
and
former
employees
of
the
Philadelphia
nurse
suit
solutions.
F
The
impact
of
the
refinery
closing
will
be
felt
far
and
wide.
The
impact
when
the
fuel
supply
is
this.
The
colonial
pipeline,
which
supplies
which
is
the
main
artery
that
supplies
gasoline
home
heating
oil
and
other
refined
pilot
products
to
the
East
Coast,
was
operating
at
its
maximum
capacity
before
the
shutdown
the
pipeline
will
not
be
able
to
make
up
for
the
loss
of
a
335
thousand
barreled
a
refinery.
F
The
Northeast
will
have
to
rely
on
farm
refiners
which
will
eat
despite
price
spikes
for
home
heating
oil
diesel
gasoline
and
will
include
increased
cost
for
the
transportation
of
those
products.
The
South
Philadelphia
refinery
was
a
critical
supplier
of
gasoline
diesel,
home
heating
oil
to
the
eastern
United
States.
F
The
loss
of
easily
accessible
locally
refined
products
is
a
national
security
issue.
The
affect
only
your
brand.
The
economy
is
this:
their
refinery
closure
as
cold.
Some
calls
some
1,600
workers
to
lose
their
jobs,
1200
workers,
640
steel
workers,
560
salary
and
management
employed
by
PDS
and
another
400
members
of
the
building
trees
that
worked
at
the
refinery
daily.
F
Other
members
of
the
building
trades
have
worked
in
excess
of
8
million
man
hours
since
2013
working
on
capital
improvement
projects
referred
to
in
our
industry
as
turnaround
since
2013
a
market
analysis
done
by
the
University
of
Texas
estimates
for
the
loss
of
every
one
refinery
job.
Another
18
workers
will
lose
part
of
all
their
income.
F
If
the
refinery
where
the
remains
shut
down
up
this
32,000
workers
will
be
affected
by
the
analysis,
also
estimates
that,
for
the
loss
of
every
100
refinery
jobs,
the
economic
output
to
the
region
will
be
reduced
by
1
billion
dollars
that
comes
to
16
billion
dollars.
I
see
I,
think
the
city
says
estimates
about
2.1.
F
F
The
poverty
rate
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
is
around
25%
the
highest
of
any
major
city
in
the
country,
mayor
Kenney
and
you
City
Council,
have
taken
great
strides
to
combat
the
poverty
and
to
educate
the
children
of
the
city.
If
the
refinery
remains
shut
down
your
efforts,
the
mayor's
efforts
may
be,
may
not
be
fruitful,
healthy
communities
who
need
good
jobs.
F
We
have
letters
of
support
from
the
Pennsylvania
to
for
the
kids
for
the
continued
operation
of
the
refinery
from
the
Pennsylvania
afl-cio
to
Philadelphia
afl-cio,
the
Delaware
County
afl-cio
Montgomery
County
afl-cio,
the
United
Labor
Council
of
reading
in
Berks
County,
greater
wilkes-barre
Labor
Council
asked
me
District
Council
88
northwestern
Pennsylvania
Labor
Federation.
Also,
some
40
state
legislators
attended
a
meeting
at
our
union
hall
on
July
2nd
and
pledged
their
support
for
the
continued
operation
under
firing.
Oh
also
I'd
like
to
add
that
I
grew
up
in
grace.
F
F
Gabriel's
church
in
grace,
Ferry
on
Sundays
I
have
previously
volunteered
at
a
boxing
Center
at
28th
and
Dickinson
in
grace,
ferry
I
would
not
sit
and
mass
in
a
pew
with
congregants,
if
I
believe
the
work
that
where
I
worked,
was
harming
them.
I
have
relatives
and
friends
in
the
zip
codes
that
were
mentioned
here,
one
nine
one,
four,
five,
one,
nine
one,
four
six
also
the
other
end
of
the
refinery
to
Gerrard
Point
side
is
most
related
to
the
one
nine
four
eight
sub
code
and
I
have
relatives
and
friends
there.
The
u.s.
F
W
over
the
years
has
had.
We
have
challenged
the
HS
our
international
union
has.
We
have
negotiated
on
a
local
level
for
safety.
Some
of
those
safety
apparatus
has
worked
the
night
of
that
refinery.
Some
of
the
training
provided
by
the
u.s.
w
to
our
members
work
that
night.
We
would
not
work
in
an
environment
that
would
harm
us.
I
was
there
the
night
if
I
got
called
in
at
4:30
in
the
morning
when
the
fire
happened,
I
had
no
ill
health
effects.
My
members
had
no
ill
effects.
We
were
under
the
stacks.
F
O
Us
now
how
you
doing
Jim
councilman
Johnson
members
of
the
committee-
thank
you
for
having
me
here
today.
My
name
is
Jim
Snell
I'm,
the
business
manager
of
steam,
fertile
steamfitters,
local
420,
which
is
a
member
to
Philadelphia
building
trades.
We
cover
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
its
collar
counties,
and
we
also
go
up
in
the
Allentown
and
Redding
combined.
Our
union
is
several
thousand
strong
and
we
are
more
United
than
ever,
especially
when
it
comes
to
matters
that
affect
the
work
we
do
and
the
opportunities
we
have
to
ply
our
trade.
O
O
Fortunately,
no
one
was
hurt
for
that.
I
personally
want
to
commend
the
highly-skilled
men
and
women
who
were
working
that
day
in
that
refinery.
Their
swift
response
kept
their
co-workers
and
the
community
safe
and
I
think
we
all
acknowledge
that
they
did
exactly
as
they
were
trained
to
do
and
then
imagine
how
difficult
it
is
to
know
to
know
that
the
job
that
you
do
is
gone.
You
you've
lost
your
job.
Our
focus
has
been
and
remains
on
helping
workers
and
bringing
back
good-paying
jobs
to
this
site.
O
We
will
never
abandon
the
men
and
women
whose
livelihoods
were
the
real
casualties
that
particular
day
for
those
workers.
Everything
changed
in
that
moment
and
it
continues
to
ripple
throughout
households
in
the
city
and
across
the
region,
as
families
try
to
make
ends
meet,
have
figure
out
what
comes
next.
That
is
why
I'm
here
today
to
continue
my
work
to
help
craft
the
next
chapter
for
that
site.
O
In
August,
we
pulled
together
local
state
and
federal
elected
officials
from
the
region
for
a
news
conference
at
my
union
hall
up
in
Northeast
Philly.
At
that
time,
we
wanted
to
ensure
a
safe
would
early
shut
down
a
PS
B.
We
wanted
to
preserve
the
operability
of
the
refinery.
We
appreciate
the
work
of
this
committee
to
examine
the
issue
further.
We
also
appreciate
the
community
input.
O
I
am
a
member
of
the
city's
refinery,
Advisory
Committee,
which
convened
several
public
meetings
to
discuss
the
future
of
p/es
of
that
site,
which
has
an
industrial
heritage
that
stretches
back
more
than
150
years.
Time
certainly
have
changed
in
2012,
local
state
and
federal
officials
were
doing
everything
they
could
to
keep
that
South
Philadelphia
refinery.
O
Today,
however,
some
critics
are
cheering
the
closure
of
this
refinery
because
it
doesn't
fit
Philadelphia's
new
green
image.
They
seem
to
ignore
some
of
the
very
real
consequences.
What
are
they
that
plant
when
fully
operational,
supported,
6300
jobs
and
had
a
total
economic
impact
of
2.1
billion
dollars
in
Philadelphia
alone?
That's
just
Philadelphia,
and
these
numbers
come
from
the
state
and
those
jobs
were
highly
specialized
and
well
compensated.
Those
numbers
are
hard
to
recoup
once
once
they're
gone.
That
is
why
that
is.
O
Why
remain
why
I
remain
committed
to
and
focused
on,
finding
a
new
owner
who
will
continue
the
tradition
of
heavy
industrial
operations
at
that
facility
after
more
than
150
years
of
industrial
use?
That
really
is
the
only
appropriate
use
for
that
site.
The
challenges
to
putting
any
other
like
activity
on
that
site
are
so
enormous
that
it
makes
it
nearly
impossible,
at
least
in
my
lifetime.
Our
workers
deserve
better
and
they
deserve
a
new
opportunity.
None
of
us
oppose
alternative
energy
development.
None
of
us
do.
O
Carpeting
children's
crowns
detergents,
dyes,
fertilizers,
the
place
that
milk
jugs,
the
plastic
bottles
that
many
of
us
are
drinking
out
of
today,
pantyhose
and
perfumes,
just
to
name
a
few
Philadelphia
is
known
for
its
vibrant
health
care
sector.
Well,
petrochemicals
play
a
role
in
medicine
for
manufacturing,
penicillin
to
purify
drugs,
to
make
devices
such
as
artificial
limbs
and
skin
for
medical
equipment,
including
bottles,
disposable
syringes
and
month
and
much
more.
Why
would
we
ever
turn
our
backs
here
on
the
healthcare
industry
filled
up?
O
He
can
help
lead
the
way
by
continuing
the
long
tradition
of
heavy
industry
a
legacy
we
should
be
proud
of.
Not
ashamed
of.
We
all
need
to
recognize
that
the
highly
skilled
men
and
women
who
make
up
our
workforce
or
resource
as
valuable
as
the
energy
itself.
That's
why
we
need
to
create.
Excuse
me,
that's
why
we
need
to
continue
our
efforts
to
reopen
this
site
and
to
reopen
it
in
a
way
that
creates
new
opportunities
for
our
brothers
and
sisters
in
the
skilled
trades
right
now.
O
They
feel
abandoned
by
those
who
have
been
devaluing
the
work
that
they
do
or
did,
and
the
skills
they
honed
over
the
years
of
education
and
training.
In
closing
the
next
chapter,
this
site
needs
to
look
a
lot
like
the
chapters
before
a
proud
tradition
of
heavy
industry,
man
by
skilled
workforce
earning
family,
sustaining
wages
that
help
the
that
helped
to
power
our
economy
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Thanks
for
your
time,.
C
Anthony
wiglesworth
honor
roll
counsel,
women,
council,
men
in
the
Philadelphia
City
Council.
My
name
is
Anthony
wiglesworth
and
I
am
the
director
of
the
Philadelphia
area,
labor
management
committee,
a
private
nonprofit
organization
which
works
with
business
leaders,
senior
union
and
management
representatives
and
community
leaders
to
improve
labor-management
relationships
in
Philadelphia.
I
am
honored
to
have
been
asked
by
Councilman
Kenyatta
Johnson
to
provide
this
testimony.
Since
1985
the
Philadelphia
area,
labor-management
committee
has
worked
with
the
successive
owners
of
the
refinery
in
South
Philadelphia,
now
known
as
Philadelphia
energy
solutions.
C
Since
1995
working
with
our
labor
and
management
partners,
we
maintained
the
Philadelphia
energy
solutions,
work
agreement,
the
longest
standing
and
most
comprehensive
industrial
agreement
in
the
United
States.
During
this
34
year
span
operations
of
the
refinery
and
its
associated
tank
farms,
real
yards
and
storage
facilities
have
generated
over
50
billion
dollars
worth
of
economic
activity
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
They
have
supported
an
average
of
7500
employees
per
year
and
have
generated
over
1
billion
dollars
worth
of
total
tax
revenues
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
C
C
The
reason
closing
of
the
facility
has
created
a
significant
impact
to
our
local
economy.
Over
1,400
permanent
direct
employees,
including
900
United,
Steelworkers
members
and
500
non-represented
employees
have
lost
their
jobs
as
a
result
of
the
closing
over
500
contract
employees.
Largely
Building
Trades
members
have
also
lost
their
jobs.
These
numbers
not
include
the
downstream
effects
of
the
loss
of
business
for
supply
chain
providers
for
retail,
commercial
and
service
employment
and
the
loss
of
a
business
concern
whose
headquarters
was
in
Philadelphia.
C
Unfortunately,
the
economic
impact
of
this
closing
is
not
recoverable.
The
loss
of
these
high
wage
jobs,
most
of
which
were
made
available
to
workers
without
post-secondary
degrees,
cannot
be
replaced
by
other
businesses.
The
average
annual
salaries
of
$80,000
for
blue-collar
workers
and
$120,000
for
permanent
salaried
and
professional
employees
cannot
be
equally
easily
pardon
me
duplicated
in
the
Philadelphia
market.
Now
there
are
other
impacts
being
felt
in
the
region
regarding
the
refineries
shuttering
an
additional
loss
over
2,000
manufacturing
jobs.
C
This
closing
presents
a
significant
supply
shock
to
the
East
Coast
fuel
market,
given
that
the
domestic
supply
to
the
East
Coast
is
already
constrained.
This
current
supply
system
located
largely
on
the
Texas
Gulf
Coast,
is
already
operating
at
capacity.
Therefore,
the
shortage
of
fuel
along
the
East
Coast
would
impact
customers
with
possible
increases
in
the
price
of
fuel
in
Philadelphia.
This
translates
to
additional
hardship
among
the
city's
poorest
residents.
Statistically
less
advantaged
City
residents
are
more
reliant
on
oil
for
a
home
heating
fuel.
C
Removing
this
significant
percentage
from
heating
oil
supply
will
no
doubt
be
reflected
in
increased
prices
to
those
consumers
who
can
least
afford
these
increases.
In
addition
to
price
increases,
two
other
implications
of
the
refineries
closing
can
be
anticipated.
First,
given
the
fragility
of
Gulf
Coast
supply
logistics
and
as
referenced
a
little
bit
earlier,
we
can
expect
natural
disasters
and
oil
transport
issues
to
crop
up
and
therefore
supply
will
be
demented
to
our
region
ii
and
a
more
long-term
concern.
C
Removing
the
significant
portion
of
home
heating
oil
production
will
result
in
increased
reliance
on
foreign
refined
product
in
our
future.
Efforts
currently
underway
by
philadelphia
energy
solutions.
The
safely
idle
this
south
philadelphia
refinery
in
to
preserve
its
integrity
is
an
industrial
site
in
the
future
are
to
be
applauded.
It
is
essential,
however,
that
the
availability
of
this
site
for
a
successor
owner
to
operate
as
a
heavy
industrial
facility
be
maintained.
The
city
of
philadelphia
has
experienced
successive
waves
of
industrial
abandonment
over
its
history.
C
The
city
is
riddled
with
brownfields
left
by
corporations
who
ceased
operations
that
abandon
any
responsibility
for
their
properties.
We
need
not--
look
no
further
than
the
former
Roman
Heinz
bride's
burg
plan
to
find
an
example
of
a
dead
zone
whose
future
use
is
compromised
as
a
result
of
a
lack
of
corporate
responsibility
for
the
property.
It
is
essential
that
the
South
Philadelphia
refinery
continue
as
an
industrial
site,
so
that
an
ongoing
corporate
concern
can
manage
its
condition.
C
A
derelict
unused
on
remediated
1,300
acres
in
South
Philadelphia
is
far
worse
than
an
industrial
reuse,
which
includes
corporate
stewardship
and
public
regulatory
oversight.
At
a
time
when
our
society
has
decided
to
diminish
resources
for
public
use
and
given
the
competition
between
feeding
housing
and
educating
citizens
versus
were
mediating
places
the
only
path
forward.
First
sites
such
as
Philadelphia
refinery,
is
intelligent,
labor
management,
partnership
rooted
in
a
vibrant
business
enterprise,
which
provides
jobs
and
a
tax
base
for
the
citizens
and
government
of
Philadelphia.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
attention.
P
My
name
is
Brianna
hashman
and
I
work
for
Clean
Water
Action.
The
pollution
of
the
PAP
es
refinery
is
so
extensive
that
the
public
health
risks
are
undeniable
and
that
will
be
covered
more
by
the
environmentalist
panel
later,
but
the
risk
I
find
most
terrifying
about.
This
antiquated
refinery
is
the
potential
to
a
massive
hf
release
as
a
geochemist
who
has
worked
with
and
literally
been
burned
by
high
concentrations
of
hydrochloric
acid.
P
Before
so
before
ever
considered
a
career
outside
of
academia,
I
used
HF
more
times
that
could
count
as
a
geochemist
I
use
it
to
dissolve
rocks,
repeat,
dissolve
rocks,
so
corrosion
of
steel
pipes,
I've
been
exposed
to
HF
is
inevitable.
I
was
exposed
when
I
reached
across
the
hot
plate
of
boiling
samples,
and
my
white
TEDx
Tyvek
suit
came
up
and
it
got
me
between
my
suit
and
that's
in
the
gloves.
P
The
pain
was
so
extreme
that
he
couldn't
create
a
solution
to
treat
the
exposure
call
for
help
or
even
dial
nine-one-one.
Luckily,
his
agonizing
screams
were
heard
outside
and
he
got
to
the
ER
in
time
and
managed
to
survive
without
losing
his
leg.
You
see
when
HF
exposure
is
highly
concentrated.
You
may
feel
an
incapacitating
pain
that
prevents
you
from
see
Nate.
If
exposure
is
lower,
more
diffused,
people
can
be
slowly
burned
without
realizing
the
injuries
leading
to
a
loss
of
limb
or
death.
P
Hf
penetrates
deeply
into
your
body,
and
sometimes
burns
don't
become
visible
until
a
whim
needs
to
be
amputated.
A
2013
report
by
the
United
Steel
Workers
Union
Caltrain
ends
for
the
use
of
HF
from
this
binary's.
An
estimated
h-f
h-f
release
from
PE
s
could
endanger
611
union
workers
and
1
million
three
hundred
and
eight
thousand
four
hundred
philadelphia
residents,
and
this
was
in
2013
HF
released
from
oil
refineries
can
travel
anywhere
from
1
to
25
miles.
P
What's
scary,
is
that
any
Philadelphia's
resident
that
gets
exposed
to
HF
in
significant
quantities
won't
have
a
treatment
handy
like
the
researchers
did
in
my
lab
group
and
a
lot
of
doctors?
Don't
know
how
to
treat
H
F,
because
exposure
is
a
relatively
rare
from
phenomenon.
So
this
is
my
personal
experience
with
1
contaminate
associated
with
this
refinery,
but
there's
a
million
other
personal
stories.
There's
a
mother's
with
children
who
have
cancer
there
are,
as
mother
was
with,
and
fathers
with
children
who
have
asthma
that
are
missing
their
school.
P
D
I
know
that
I've
lost
or
that
people
who
live
in
my
district
in
the
eighth
council
district
worked
at
that
site.
So
I
know
that
there
are
people
that
have
lost
their
employment
as
a
result
of
the
sky.
Closing
we
don't
take
it
lightly.
When
I
look
at
what's
happening
in
Philadelphia
and
the
violence
that's
happening.
D
The
number
one
way
to
get
a
lot
of
these
guys,
who
are
out
here,
causing
all
kinds
of
trouble
with
guns,
is
to
make
sure
that
they
have
jobs,
family,
sustaining
jobs,
not
jobs,
that
no
disrespect
to
anybody,
but
not
jobs.
You
know
that,
are
you
know,
working
at
fast-food
or
anything
like
that
and
there's
nothing
wrong
with
that,
but
I'm
just
saying
that
you're
not
going
to
take
a
guy
who's
on
a
corner,
hustling
and
move
him
into
a
job,
that's
not
going
to
be
family-sustaining
and
think
that
he's
going
to
stay.
D
So
we
would
like
to
see
opportunities
and
jobs
here
in
the
Philadelphia
region
that
are
going
to
be
well-paying
and
family-sustaining
and
all
of
those
kinds
of
things.
But
how
do
we
do
it
safely?
That's
the
question
because
I
think
PE
s
really
put
all
of
us
in
jeopardy.
This
really
could
have
been
catastrophic
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
hear
your
response
and
what
you
thought
about
that.
F
F
Our
international
unit
union
has
advocated
for
safety,
as
was
mentioned
in
2008,
had
mentioned
in
2013,
so
our
international
union
and
our
local
union,
or
on
top
of
things
the
best
we
can,
but
we
welcome
any
kind
of
safety
apparatus
or
monitoring
systems
that
anyone
can
think
of
because
it
protects
us
as
well.
You
know
most
of
us
work
12-hour
shifts
there.
You
know
Christmas,
you
know
multiple
long
hours,
you
know.
F
F
Cuz
I
seen
it
in
front
of
me,
but
as
far
as
safety
we've
been
on
them,
pretty
tough
for
safety
realizing,
we
were
really
basically
working
for
banks
and
I,
don't
not
mind
another
Bank
coming
in,
but
we
need
a
reliable
when
you
want
that's
committed
to
safe,
sound
and
environmentally
friendly
operation,
and
that's
what
we
hope
we
can
get.
I
hope,
I
answered
your
question.
F
D
Do
want
to
really
emphasize
and
thank
the
folks
who
were
working
on
the
site
again
when
the
explosion
occurred,
because,
like
this
really
could
have
been
so
much
worse
than
it
than
it
was
the
loss
of
life
really
could
have
just
been
catastrophic
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
you
live
in
Mount,
Airy
or
Germantown,
or
you
know
Southwest,
Philly
or
Brides
burg
or
wherever
we're
all
affected.
You
know
that
air
doesn't
just
stay
in
one
neighborhood,
so
we're
all
breathing
it
it's
affecting
all
of
us,
and
so
again,
I
just
wanted
to
say
again.
D
C
Councilwoman
bass,
I
think
there
are
beyond
the
responsible
owner
that
Ryan
mentions
three
things
that
we
should
be
paying
attention
to.
One
is
hydrofluoric
acid
in
a
refinery
is
an
octane
accelerant,
that's
what
it
does.
It
increases
the
octane
of
the
product.
There
are
alternatives,
I
think
it's
unconscionable
than
any
responsible
loan
or
coming
back
to
this
weave
refinery
would
reintroduce
hydrofluoric
acid
in
the
manufacturing
process.
The
stock
that's
on
site
has
been
neutralized.
The
process
of
reenergize
Anette
product
on
the
site
is
not
something
that
I
think
is
in
the
future
cards.
C
C
F
P
Do
I
think
I
think
we
owe
it
to
our
union
workers
I
think
we
owe
it
to
the
public
to
be
able
to
know
these
faders
are
because
if
this
is
bidders
coming
in
and
they
don't
want
to
invest
in
the
property
and
get
the
maximum
amount
of
profit,
then
accidents
like
this
can
happen
again
but,
like
you
said
it
could
be
much
much
worse
and
I.
Don't
think
anyone
at
this
table
wants
that
Thank.
D
What
matters
to
me
as
I
had
the
conversation
with
in
really
a
discussion
with
you,
Jim
yesterday
and
and
and
other
members,
is
that
we
I'm
of
the
view
that
when
you
get
smart
people
around
the
table
who
care
about
a
complex
issue
and
it
willing
to
bring
their
lens,
but
also
willing
to
check
their
egos
at
the
door
so
that
we
can
find
a
mutually
win-win
win,
lose
equations
put
put
up
in
a
place
of
animosity,
animosity
and
and
discontent.
If
you
will.
D
This
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
do
that,
because
there
are
jobs,
feeding,
families
across
the
city.
If
we
care
about
poverty
and
we
care
about
not
locking
up
young
men,
most
of
whom
look
like
me.
They
need
jobs
and
an
equally
important.
We
need
to
foster
and
insist
on
and
sometimes
be
very
indignant
about,
wanting
to
have
a
healthy
environment
for
those
employees
to
come
and
work
so
that
they
can
feed
their
families.
D
So
as
we
approach
this
and
attack
this
issue,
because
it
really
is
a
real
opportunity
for
us
as
well
to
look
for
fine
and
demand
an
equation
that
keeps
those
jobs
whole
while
we
figure
out
and
insist
on
a
healthy
environment
for
the
employees
and
the
families,
who've
been
negatively
impacted
around
that.
Thank
you
for
your
customer
I.
A
Q
You
mister
Thank
You
mr.
chairman,
and
one
I
want
to
thank
just
not
the
panel
here.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
for
coming
out
today
and
talking
about
this
issue,
because
a
lot
of
the
concerns
that
we're
discussing
here
today
are
going
to
continue
all
right,
but
what
I
might
take
away
from
today's
hearing
as
I'm
looking
out
where
you
have
the
Philadelphia
Building
Trades,
you
have
the
boilermakers.
Q
You
have
the
RIA
petro
chemical
industry,
representatives
and
area
labor
management
sitting
alongside
with
the
Clean
Water
Action
all
right
and
which
is
an
unusual
kind
of
panel,
but
I
we're
all
in
agreement
that
we
need
each
other
to
get
through
this
process.
We
need
each
other
to
continue
to
coordinate
on
how
to
send
a
message
to
a
new
new
owner,
we're
talking
about
the
new
owner.
All
right.
We
had
an
unfortunate
tragedy.
It
was.
Q
It
could
have
been
much
worse
if
it
wasn't
for
the
swift,
trained
action
of
the
workers
that
are
on
site
now.
So
I
want
to
commend
you
in
your
training.
I
want
to
commend
you
for
the
workers
who,
when
their
training
needed
to
kick
in
at
that
particular
time
all
right
to
you
know
for
all
of
us
here
today
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
their
families.
So
we
need
to
continue
to
train
our
workers.
Q
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
look
forward
to
these
continuing
with
dialogues,
and
just
you
know,
I
just
want
to
be
clear.
We
were
talking
about
future
owners
and
not
past
we're
talking
about
future
and
we
shouldn't
be.
You
know
you
know,
cutting
the
sleeves
off
our
you
know
vest
when
it
when
it
comes
to.
We
have
a
chance
to
make
things
better
and
make
things
right,
so
look
forward
to
working
collaboratively.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you
very
much
again
we're
reminded
of
who's,
not
here
which
is
PE.
Yes,
they
are.
They
are
not
here
and
again.
I
just
want
to
echo
the
comments
of
my
council
colleagues
that
it's
up
to
us
to
figure
out
how
we're
gonna
make
our
way
through
this
together,
and
that
has
to
be
a
balance
between
ensuring
that
we
have
quality,
sustaining
jobs
where
people's
lives
are
not
offended
by
private
equity
and
banks
rating
public
goods,
but
also
ensuring
the
long-term
health
and
well-being
of
our
community.
I
We
cannot
afford
to
pit
workers
and
communities
against
one
another
we
actually
have
to
unify.
We
can't
allow
our
city's
future
to
be
determined
by
a
bankruptcy
court
and
federal
judges
and
whatever
obscure
processes
that
they
have.
We
are
trying
to
exercise
what
we
can.
We
have.
The
most
important
thing
that
we
have.
The
ability
to
do
is
try
to
bring
all
of
us
together
and
find
a
common
solution
that
meets
needs,
but
it
entails
our
ability
to
hear
one
another.
It
really
does
it
entails
our
ability
to
hear
grievances
and
difficulties,
pain
and
trauma.
I
That's
gone
on
for
a
while,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
that's
our
our
pledge
to
try
and
ensure
that
we're
going
to
do
things
that
are
in
the
best
interests
of
our
economy,
our
health
and
safety
we're
dealing
with
it.
We
dealt
with
it
over
the
summer
with
Hahnemann
hospital
when
private
equity
bankrupted
a
hospital
that
stood
here
since
before
the
Civil
War
left
50,000
people
without
you
know
a
health
care
center,
one
less
level.
I
One
trauma
care
we're
now
down
to
five
maternity
wards
in
the
city
that
once
had
19
and
you
know
a
man
gets
shot
16
times
and
walk
to
where
he
thought
should
have
been
an
emergency
room
that
would
have
been
open
to
him
and
instead
it's
a
closed
building.
So
those
we
understand
the
pain
we
do
and
where
we've
got
to
figure
out
what
the
solutions
are
and
we're
in
it
together.
That's
the
biggest
thing.
So
thank
you
very
much
and.
P
A
R
J
J
You
for
the
opportunity
to
honor
your
request
for
time.
I'll
try
to
keep
my
testimony
short.
So
please
refer
to
my
full
testimony,
which
speaks
to
the
importance
of
considerations
for
climate
change,
impacts,
the
decline
of
the
fossil
fuel
industry
and
of
the
necessity
in
balancing
economic
growth
with
social
equity
and
climate
resilience.
I'll
focus
my
testimony
on
some
explored
potential
future
uses.
J
Environmental,
social
and
economic
systems
are
deeply
interdependent.
We
must
take
the
long
view
when
evaluating
the
future
of
this
state
understand
that
we
have
an
immense
landmark
opportunity
and
responsibility
to
innovate
and
grow
our
economy
sustainably
by
investing
in
solutions
that
benefit
people
and
the
planet
throughout.
The
refinery
advisory
group
process
has
been
heard
from
members
and
other
stakeholders
about
potential
uses
for
the
site.
J
However,
rising
to
the
top
for
Sdn
were
proposals
for
alternative
energy
production
and
resource
recovery.
Specific
ideas
included,
wind
turbine
manufacturing,
a
renewable
energy
farm
and
a
commercial
composting
facility
or
elated
goals
by
the
city.
Give
these
ideas
additional
merit
and
the
size
of
the
size
of
the
site,
coupled
with
the
infrastructure
assets
available,
mean
that
there
is
room
for
more
than
one
solution.
For
example,
there
is
ongoing
interest
in
a
municipal
level
composting
program.
One
of
the
challenges
with
implementing
this
type
of
program
is
the
space
needed
to
operate
a
composting
facility.
J
The
refinery
site
can
provide
that
space
while
leaving
room
for
additional
uses.
Another
example
is
the
city's
commitment
to
the
Paris
climate
Accord.
The
city
owns
600
buildings
in
his
pledge
to
get
a
hundred
percent
of
its
electricity
from
renewable
sources
by
2030
just
10
years
away.
Additionally,
the
city's
3,000
biggest
commercial
buildings
currently
account
for
17%
of
all
carbon
emissions,
so
supporting
them
to
transition
to
renewable
energy
would
significantly
reduce
the
city's
carbon
footprint.
J
During
the
conversations
around
the
city's
landmark
power
purchase
agreement
for
a
70
megawatt
solar
farm
that
would
provide
renewable
energy
for
22
percent
of
city-owned
buildings.
There
were
concerns
about
setting
the
solar
farm
in
Adams
County,
because
Philadelphians
would
have
limited
ability
to
benefit
from
those
jobs.
With
the
space
available
at
the
refinery
site,
renewable
energy
could
be
generated
by
Philadelphia
for
Philadelphia,
while
leaving
room
for
additional
uses
with
all
the
potential
available
in
this
space
in
the
cities
focused
on
climate,
water,
quality
protection,
waste
reduction
and
equitable
economic
growth.
J
These
and
other
examples
demonstrate
that,
when
anchored
by
strong
triple
bottom-line
values,
the
site
can
be
repurposed
to
create
family,
sustaining
jobs
which
make
our
city
more
climate
resilient,
improved
community
health
and
safety,
and
lead
Philadelphia
into
a
new
phase
of
equitable
and
climate.
Focused
planning
and
development,
as
Ben
was
honored
to
have
been
asked
to
participate
in
the
refinery
advisory
group,
and
we
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
address
the
committee's
here
today.
J
We
urged
counsel
in
the
administration
to
take
advantage
of
the
significant
research
and
community
input
that
has
been
generated
in
favour
of
a
bold
transition
of
the
refinery
site
and
to
use
your
respective
powers
to
influence
the
site's
best,
social,
environmental
and
economic
future.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
R
Morning
my
name
is
work
good
afternoon.
Now.
Sorry,
my
name
is
John
Grady
I'm
here
as
the
president
of
the
Philadelphia
Industrial
Development
Corporation
P
IDC
I
want
to
thank
the
co-chairs
for
organizing
today's
hearing
and
for
the
members
for
participating
and
for
the
for
the
invitation
for
us
to
come
and
offer
some
comments.
I've
submitted
testimony
so
I'm
happy
to
have
that
submitted
for
the
record
and
will
just
summarize
a
couple
points.
One
is
I
am
here
today
on
behalf
of
P,
IDC
and
I,
think
you
know
and
councilman
Johnson
knows
for
sure.
R
As
a
board
member
of
PID
C
were
the
nonprofit
partnership
of
the
city
in
the
business
community
that
for
more
than
60
years,
has
worked
very
closely
with
government
and
with
business
to
foster
investment
and
development
and
job
growth
throughout
the
city.
Our
mission
very
much
aligns
with
a
vision
for
a
Philadelphia
economy
that
is
diversified,
growing
and
inclusive,
and
one
that
creates
jobs,
investment
and
revitalization
throughout
the
entire
city
and
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
R
Our
role
on
behalf
of
our
partners
in
government
and
in
the
business
community
is
to
really
bring
some
practical
perspective
to
the
process
of
attracting
investment,
negotiating
transactions
and
building
the
kind
of
partnerships
that
are
necessary
to
build
long-term
growth.
You
heard
a
lot
today
already
about
some
of
the
things
in
my
testimony,
particularly
the
significant
economic
impact
of
the
refinery
over
the
long
term.
R
The
first
thing
we
focus
on
will
be
the
site
and
I
think
it's
worth,
considering
that
the
refinery
site
has
many
key
assets
that
will
shape
its
future
use
considerations,
its
1,400
acres,
it's
a
large
scale
site,
it's
under
single
ownership,
its
industrially
zoned,
and
allows
for
a
variety
of
activities
there,
including
refining
and
other
industrial
activities,
that
both
support
and
complement
those
kinds
of
activities,
including
a
lot
of
the
activities
that
you've
heard
talked
about
in
the
testimony.
Today.
It's
a
site
that
is
strategically
located.
R
It
has
proximity
to
key
growing
economic
drivers
in
our
city
and
region,
in
particular
the
port
and
the
airport,
where
we
see
significant
growth
in
logistics
and
transportation
and
the
infrastructure
necessary
to
support
those,
and
it
also
has
connections
to
multimodal
transportation
infrastructure,
including
highways.
The
Delaware,
River
and
class
1
railroads
all
unique
in
terms
of
the
positioning
and
scale
of
the
physical
asset
here
on
the
site.
There's
significant
industrial
infrastructure
on
site,
including
processing
equipment,
storage
facilities
and
infrastructure,
industrial
utilities,
wastewater
treatment,
docks
for
access
to
the
river
and
a
new
rail
unloading
facility.
R
This
site
also
benefits,
importantly
to
the
large
supply
of
skilled
labor
that
can
animate
any
number
of
the
uses
that
were
talked
about
today,
so
as
a
physical
asset
when
we
think
about
the
future
of
the
property.
There's
a
number
of
really
strong,
important
considerations
to
keep
in
mind
as
as
use
potential
is
evaluated
at
the
same
time,
I
think
the
site
also
has
numerous
liabilities
and
uncertainties
associated
with
it.
We
also
supported
the
reach
the
refinery
Advisory
Committee,
my
colleague
and
Nevins,
co-chaired
the
Business
Committee.
R
We
did
some
research
around
precedence
for
the
repurposing
of
refineries
and
particularly
in
the
US
and
we're
frankly,
there's
not
a
lot
of
precedent.
There's
a
lot
of
precedent
for
industrial
repositioning.
We've
seen
some
of
that
in
our
own
city.
We've
seen
it
certainly
in
other
places,
in
the
region
and
throughout
the
Commonwealth,
with
things
like
large
steel
mills,
which
had
big
industrial
facilities
on
them
and
had
certain
challenges
around
use
and
reuse.
R
But
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
experience
on
the
repurposing
of
petroleum
refining
facilities
and
some
of
the
unique
considerations
associated
with
that.
A
couple
things.
Three
things
I
would
like
to
kind
of
think
about,
in
particular
around
the
concept
of
liabilities
and
uncertainties
related
to
the
continued
use
of
the
site.
R
First
of
all,
as
we've
heard,
the
sites
in
private
ownership,
the
current
bankruptcy
proceeding
as
the
rule
of
law
would
permit,
will
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
ownership
and
the
use
and
the
investment
opportunities
that
will
be
presented
to
the
city
and
to
a
variety
of
constituencies.
We
all
will
pay
attention
and
be
as
engaged
as
we
can
in
following
that
process.
R
Second,
there
are
a
series
of
physical
conditions,
including
the
extent
of
the
fire
damage,
the
condition
of
the
processing
equipment,
the
proximity
of
the
site
to
residential
communities,
the
cost
and
time
required
to
demolish
or
remove
heavy
existing
machinery
and
infrastructure.
If
we
are
to
consider
any
kind
of
reuses
that
involve
either
refining
or
other
complementary
or
associated
industrial
uses.
Most
of
that
information
is
largely
unknown
to
the
public,
so
we
don't
have
access
to
it.
R
We
know
from
available
public
documents
that
the
contamination
in
the
soil
and
the
groundwater
is
pervasive.
It
will
certainly
restrict
any
future
access
and
use
of
the
property,
including
refining
uses
and
any
other
industrial
uses
and
more
detailed
assessment
of
the
environmental
condition
of
the
property.
R
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
testimony
and
John
as
you
make
your
transition.
I'm
just
want
to
probably
say
honest.
Thank
you
all
for
your
service
and
your
commitment
to
the
city
of
put
off
here,
as
well
as
the
business
community,
but
thank
you
for
taking
time
out
of
your
schedule
and
providing
the
insight
here
today.
They
make
very
much
appreciate
they
can.
Thank
you
very
much.
Can
the
clerk
please
read
the
next
panel
mark.
A
The
one
professor
huge
thank
you
for
coming
back
and
they
were
here
when
councilman
on
that
green
hosted
his
hearing.
There
was
regarding
on
particular
polls
around
that
time,
so
we
thought
it
was
critical
that
you
thank
you
for
taking
invitation
to
provide
your
insight
as
base
to
this
particular
topic,
because
that
information
you
provided
before
was
very,
very
realistic,
practical
and
very
helpful,
and
so
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
for
taking
time
on
your
schedule,
just
state
your
name
for
the
record
and
begin
your
testimony.
Please
mark.
E
Allen
Hughes
I
am
the
faculty
director
of
the
climate
center
for
energy
policy
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania,
and
thank
you
very
much
mr.
chairman,
for
the
invitation
and
thank
you
to
all
of
the
members
not
present
at
the
current
moment
for
the
opportunity
for
the
opportunity
to
share
some
share
some
testimony
and
thank
you
also
for
the
opportunity
to
listen
to
the
to
the
testimony
that
has
been
gathered
for
this
hearing.
It's
extremely
as
always,
every
time
I
come
into
this
room,
I
learned
more
than
I
teach
and
it's
extremely
useful.
E
I
only
want
to
make
one
point:
I've
submitted
very
detailed,
written
comments,
and
this
one
point
is
actually
a
point
that
is
about
the
second
half
of
my
written
comments,
which
is
point
about
bankruptcy.
Everyone
has
mentioned
bankruptcy.
I
saw
the
eyebrows
of
every
member
arch,
including
yours,
mr.
chair
at
the
discussion
about
transparency,
I
think
what
we're
looking
for
is
the
policy
hook
that
can
actually
give
legs
and
breadth
to
the
policy
aspirations
of
everyone
in
this
room.
The
urgent
opportunity
now
is
in
the
bankruptcy
process.
E
Let
me
applaud
the
city
for
creating
an
opportunity
in
that
process.
The
bidding
rules
have
been
established
and
debated
and
settled.
In
the
last
two
weeks,
the
City
Law
Department
was
on
the
job
and
filed
a
limited
objection
to
p/es
is
proposing
bidding
rules
requesting
and
receiving
official
participation
status
in
the
process.
E
That
status
will
allow
the
city
and
its
authorized
representatives,
and
that
is
a
key
question
that
I
would
invite
everyone
on
the
committee's
and
in
the
room
to
pay
attention
to
the
city
is
in
a
position
to
authorize
representatives
who
will
be
given
access
to
the
identity
and
some
details
of
the
bids
in
the
process,
the
bids,
and
that
are
the
proposals
of
which
are
being
submitted.
Today,
as
we
speak
in
the
bankruptcy
court,
the
auction
will
be
held
in
January,
probably
on
January
17th.
E
The
second
thing
that
the
city
received,
requested
and
received
again
Congrats
to
the
city
for
being
on
the
case
on
this
is
that
they
will
be
consulted
during
the
auction
process.
Authorized
representatives
will
be
of
the
city
will
be
consulted
during
the
option
process
as
it
unfolds.
That
is
your
opportunity
to
influence.
Not
decide
but
to
influence.
Now
the
question
becomes.
How
do
you
influence
you
need
two
things?
You
need
a
basis
for
your
claims
that
you
want
to
make
and
you
need
a
leverage
to
impunity
everage
to
implement
those
claims.
What
are
your
claims?
E
E
Proposals
at
the
site
will
burden
not
all,
but
some
proposals
may
burden
those
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
that
are
being
put
towards
emissions
goals.
That
is
your
claim.
Your
second
claim,
the
city
is
spending
hundreds
of
millions
of
local
state
and
federal
dollars
on
environmental
justice
issues,
Public,
Health,
rebuild
and
so
on.
Those
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
on
environmental
health
issues
will
be
burdened
by
some,
but
not
all
of
the
proposals
that
are
brought
before
the
auction.
That's
the
second
claim.
E
E
Those
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars,
especially
in
workforce
training
and
placement,
will
be
burdened
by
some,
but
not
all
of
the
proposals.
You
have
three
substantial
claims
to
effect
how
the
judge
values
the
bids.
Your
mechanisms
are
the
Air
Pollution
Control
Act
of
the
1950's,
which
specifically
specifically
protects
local
standards
for
air
pollution
that
can
six
exceed
that
of
the
state.
It's
in
the
statute
so,
and
the
second
one
is
that
you
can
you
have
the
power
to
review
and
withhold
permits
for
any
substantial
new
use
on
any
land-use
inside
the
city?
E
And
all
of
this,
much
of
what's
being
talked
about
is
going
to
be
a
substantial
new
use,
even
if
it's
based
on
repairs,
so
you've
got
leverage
you
got
claims
and
the
city
has
created.
A
law
department
has
created
opportunity
for
you
to
participate
in
that.
The
last
thing
I'll
say
is
this:
that
it
is
absolutely
the
point
of
bankruptcy
procedures
and
proceedings
to
create
maximum
value
for
the
creditors.
That
is
it
right,
but
this
judge
has
already
used
words,
like
quote
appropriate
that
community
concerns
be
entered
into
these
proceedings.
E
Betty
Express,
a
quote
hope
that
the
city's
seat
at
the
table
will
be
sufficient
quote
sufficient
to
make
sure
those
concerns
are
addressed
that
may
sound
like
nothing
but
for
a
bankruptcy
judge
to
pry
open
the
opportunity
for
a
public
interest
in
the
consideration
of
making
sure
the
creditors
get
paid
is
very,
very
important
and
it
continues
what
happened
with
the
bank
with
their
bankruptcy
discussion
around
the
Inquirer
and
Media
Holdings.
So
there
is
a
real
opportunity
and
it's
urgent
and
it's
going
to
happen
between
now
and
January.
Alright,
I'm
gonna
stop
with
that.
B
B
We
wanted
to
thank
Council
for
holding
these
hearings
on
the
future
of
the
fourteen
hundred
acre
filled
up
an
Energy
Solutions
site
on
the
Lower
School
Co,
and
acknowledges
the
work
of
the
PAS
advisory
group
can
be
in
by
the
managing
directors
office.
These
are
vital,
first
steps
in
a
critical
public
conversation
about
the
future
development
of
this
challenging
site,
I
submitted
as
testimony
my
July
14
2019
philadelphia,
inquirer
commentary
piece
entitled
after
fire
a
chance
for
better
use.
B
The
piece
called
for
the
creation
of
a
long-term
vision
for
the
adaptive
reuse,
integration
of
the
p/es
site
into
the
surrounding
City
I,
offered
examples
of
other,
formerly
heavily
polluted
industrial
sites
in
the
US
and
overseas,
from
Seattle
to
the
Ruhr
Valley
in
Germany
to
Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania,
Hamburg
and
London.
They
have
evolved
into
vibrant
areas
from
parks
to
whole
new
neighborhoods
and
challenged
us
to
take
seriously
the
opportunity
to
rethink
this
part
of
the
city.
Given
its
strategic
location,
connecting
the
dynamic
economic
hubs.
B
Center
city
university
city
build
up
the
International
Airport
and
the
Navy
Yard
over
my
37
year.
Professional
career
in
Philadelphia
I
have
had
the
good
fortune
to
work
on
a
number
of
large-scale
public
planning
projects,
including
the
landmark
Civic
vision
for
the
central
Delaware,
which
I
led
from
2006
to
2007.
B
The
project
was
authorized
by
executive
order
of
Philadelphia
Mayor
John
Street
and
was
championed
by
then
Philadelphia
councilman
Frank
DeCicco.
The
process
engaged
more
than
4,000
philadelphians
participating
in
more
than
200
meetings
over
13
months
and
changed
Philadelphia
planning
history
up
ending
decades
of
failed
attempts
to
develop
the
central
Delaware
producing
a
values-based
vision
for
a
seven
mile
long
1,100
acres
stretch
of
riverfront.
B
The
pef
site
is
arguably
one
of
the
most
important
sites
in
the
city
today,
at
1,400
acres
it
is
larger
than
Center
City
and
it
affords
us
a
chance
to
heal
the
environmental
damage
caused
by
a
hundred
50
years
of
heavy
oil
industry.
Use
connect
the
site
into
the
surrounding
neighborhoods,
address
issues
of
environmental
justice,
restore
environmental
systems,
manage
sea-level
rise
and
create
a
series
of
vibrant
new
neighborhoods
surrounding
a
wide
variety
supporting
a
wide
variety
of
social,
economic
and
environmental
uses.
B
You
will
hear
from
Joe
minute
of
the
Clean
Air
Council
later
in
this
hearing.
The
Linde
asserted
is
fortunate
to
partner
with
the
Clean
Air
Council,
under
a
planning
grant
from
the
William
Penn
foundation
to
continue
this
public
conversation
about
the
future
of
the
Pesa
over
the
next
few
months.
As
the
Evergreen
Resources
Group
invites
public
comment
on
their
plans
to
remediate
the
legacy.
B
Sunoco
operation
on
the
p/es
site,
the
Clean
Air
Council,
will
work
with
the
public
to
encourage
the
highest
standards
of
environmental
remediation,
while
The
Linde
Institute
will
produce
a
set
of
images
of
what
the
site
might
look
like
over
time.
This
work
is
expected
to
be
completed
in
March.
It
will
not
yield
a
comprehensive
vision
or
a
plan,
but
is
rather
an
overture
to
a
much
needed
public
visioning
process.
I'd
like
to
remind
council
that
we
have
done
this
before.
B
We
have
created
landmark
visionary
plans
that
live
over
many
generations
and
make
Philadelphia
one
of
the
most
livable
cities
in
the
world.
Today,
William
Penn
and
Thomas
Holmes
1683
vision
for
Philadelphia
was
a
radical
City
plan
that
merged
utopian
values
with
real
estate
pragmatism.
In
the
mid
1800s,
we
created
Fairmount
Park,
a
4,000
acre
watershed
park
that
still
provides
water
to
Philadelphians
and
in
the
early
20th
century
we
designed
the
Benjamin
Franklin
Parkway,
an
urban
boulevard
of
unequaled
elegance.
We
are
now
presented
with
yet
another
opportunity
to
think
big
and
long-term.
B
We
must
resist
the
urge
to
allow
the
status
quo
to
inform
our
next
steps.
Cities
are
evolutionary
organisms
that
are
nurtured
by
innovation
and
change.
I
am
NOT
here
to
advocate
for
any
particular
use
or
user
group
I'm
here
to
urge
Council
to
support
a
thoughtful
public
planning
process
that
engages
a
wide
number
of
Philadelphians
from
all
walks
of
life
to
surface
the
values
that
will
create
the
guidelines
for
a
vision
of
how
this
site
can
evolve
its
a
healthy
and
dynamic
part
of
Philadelphia's
future.
B
S
My
name
is
Alex
Lola
I'm,
a
South
Philly
resident
and
the
Philadelphia
organizer
with
Penn
environment,
the
statewide
people-powered
environmental
advocacy,
nonprofit
and
I'm
here
today
to
urge
the
city
to
prevent
the
sale
with
the
p/es
refinery
site
to
any
buyer
intending
to
reopen
the
site
as
a
fossil
fuel
facility.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
hear
my
testimony
today
for
well.
S
Over
a
century,
the
refinery
is
poisoned
Philadelphia's
residents,
especially
those
living
near
what
has
been
the
city's
largest
polluter,
causing
high
rates
of
asthma,
rare
cancers,
heart
conditions
and
a
body
of
other
health
problems
that
I
don't
need
to
tell
you,
because
you
already
know
we
all
already
know.
We
also
know
how
scary
the
explosion
was.
S
This
June
living
just
over
a
mile
away
myself
and
all
of
my
neighbors
could
have
suffered
really
serious
exposure
to
some
really
nasty
stuff,
like
hydrogen,
fluoride
and
after
the
dust
had
settled,
and
those
fears
began
to
subside
The
Chemical
Safety
Board's
investigation
into
the
incident
released
just
last
month
offered
some
additional,
truly
terrifying
findings:
5,000
pounds
of
hydrogen
fluoride
released
a
corroded
pipe
half
the
thickness
of
a
credit
card.
Half
the
thickness
of
this
credit
card,
June
21st,
was
a
debacle
at
every
turn.
Myself
and
many.
S
As
any
kind
of
fossil
fuel
polluter,
in
order
to
move
forward
from
this,
we
need
to
fundamentally
change
the
ways
that
we
think
about
energy
here
in
Philadelphia,
the
cost
of
conducting
business
as
usual
is
just
too
high
too
many
of
our
people
are
constantly
put
at
risk
with
the
development
of
renewable
energy
technology
over
the
last
few
decades.
There
is
now
no
problem
to
which
fossil
fuels
are
the
only
solution,
and
that
includes
the
problem
with
what
to
do
with
the
p/es
refinery
site.
S
We
have
an
opportunity
to
protect
our
public
health
by
ensuring
that
the
refinery
site
does
not
become
the
city's
largest
polluter.
Yet
again,
while
false
hope,
you
always
put
our
health
and
lives
at
risk.
Renewable
energy
can
power
our
homes
and
schools
and
businesses
without
the
threat
of
disaster,
the
constant
harm
of
poisonous
air
pollution,
and
we
need
to
be
doing
everything
we
can
to
move
towards
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy
for
the
sake
of
Philadelphia
and
our
planet,
and
that
means
that
we
need
to
think
differently
about
this
refinery
site
in
future
uses.
S
Yesterday's
resolution
was
a
very
good
start
and
we
can
not
back
down
now
any
bitter
with
the
intent
of
operating
a
dangerous
fossil
fuel
facility
must
be
prevented
from
purchasing
this
site.
The
city
needs
to
ensure
transparency
around
the
sale
process,
as
well
as
resident
and
community
input
and
stand
up
for
Philadelphians,
so
the
site
becomes
something
that
helps
our
community
instead
of
causing
additional
harm.
We
owe
it
to
ourselves
and
our
future
to
invest
in
clean
technology,
clean
air
and
a
cleaner
world,
and
we
should
accept
nothing
less.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
J
Name
is
Audra
wolf,
I'm,
a
Philadelphia
resident
I'm,
a
historian
of
science
who
writes
about
the
relationship
between
science
and
democracy
and
I'm,
also
co-chair
of
powers,
climate
justice
and
jobs,
team
and
I'm.
Here
today,
representing
power.
I
know
both
of
you
are
familiar,
but
for
anyone
else
in
the
room,
power
is
an
interfaith
organization
in
Philadelphia
and
beyond
that
works
on
racial
and
social
justice
for
everyone.
So
here
in
Philadelphia
we
routinely
faith.
We
routinely
breathe
some
of
the
dirtiest
air
in
the
country.
J
We
know
that
air
pollution
disproportionately
affects
black
brown
and
low
in
communities
and
that
emissions
affect
workers
as
well
as
residents.
We
know
the
polluting
industries
take
advantage
of
racism
and
economic
desperation
to
locate
their
facilities
and
areas
that
don't
have
the
political
power
to
stop
them.
J
Yesterday's
resolution-
and
it
was
an
important
first
step
in
signaling
that
going
forward
the
city's
going
to
value
the
lives
of
its
black
and
brown
and
low-income
residents
as
much
as
it
values
the
profits
from
fossil
fuels.
We
commend
the
council
for
that
unanimous
vote
yesterday.
It
is
a
very
important
first
step,
but
that
first
step
isn't
enough.
J
J
Our
citizens
is
by
considering
individual
sources
of
pollution
in
isolation
on
an
ad-hoc
basis,
instead
of
looking
at
their
cumulative
impact
for
defense,
blind
communities
in
south
and
southwest
Philadelphia,
the
environmental
impacts
of
a
refinery
of
the
current
refinery
or
any
fossil
fuel
use,
any
other
industrial
use
can
be
measured
just
by
looking
at
the
impact
of
that
site.
There's
the
site
itself.
There's
the
traffic
and
heavy
industry,
that's
associated
with
that
site.
There's
a
Schuylkill
Expressway,
there's
the
airport
there's
also
lead
paint
in
older
homes
and
there's
asbestos
in
our
schools.
J
All
of
these
issues
impact
the
residents
of
south
and
southwest
Afiya
back
in
2017
and
2018
around
the
time
that
the
air
management
services
issued
a
permit
with
the
stepped
in
ice
town.
Gas
plant
City
Council
briefly
discussed
requiring
polluters
to
conduct
various
kinds
of
impact
studies,
as
a
condition
of
permitting.
J
We
urge
council
to
take
this
issue
up
once
again
and
I
want
to
stress
that
this
isn't
just
a
pipe
dream:
California
Minnesota
and
the
City
of
Newark
New
Jersey
now
include
cumulative
impact
studies
as
part
of
their
permitting
processes,
and
these
are
interesting
models
that
we
should.
We
should
begin
to
explore
on
their
own
health
and
environmental
impact.
Studies
can't
solve
the
problems
of
environmental
racism,
but
they
are
important
in
understanding
what's
happening.
J
In
the
first
place,
we
have
a
moral
responsibility
and,
under
Pennsylvania's
Constitution
a
legal
responsibility
to
understand
the
health
and
environmental
impacts
that
come
with
operating
fossil
fuel
facilities.
We
have
a
moral
responsibility
to
see
the
people
who
are
hurt
directly
by
these
facilities,
and
we
have
a
moral
responsibility
to
acknowledge
that
black
and
brown
communities,
black
and
brown
children
will
be
breathing
in
the
air.
That's
touched
by
whatever
happens
at
the
future
of
that
site
at
power.
We
believe
it's
possible
to
create
a
city
of
opportunity
that
works
for
all.
J
E
Name
is
Jo
mine,
it
I'm
the
executive
director
and
chief
counsel
of
the
Clean
Air
Council
I
gather
you
saved
the
best
for
last
I.
I
have
to
start
by
saying
goodbye
again,
two
councilmen
and
rebels
Brown
I
was
here
about
a
month
ago
and
I
cried
my
tears
and
I
said
goodbye
and
I
gave
my
hugs
and
I
should
have
known
at
that
point
that
she
wasn't
finished
doing
her,
hurt
her
thing
so
again,
I
will
miss
the
day
that
you're
no
longer
in
City
Council,
but
I
do
thank
you
for
everything.
E
You've
done
so
far.
It's
it's!
It's
it's
been
great.
I
probably
should
stop
right
there,
because
that's
that's
the
the
winning
place
to
stop
while
not
saying
goodbye
to
you
there,
but
I
believe
everyone
in
this
room,
whether
they
speak
for
the
community
or
labor
or
the
environment,
can
agree
or
leave
at
least
one
one
important
thing.
We
want
City,
Council
and
mayor
Kennedy
to
help
us
reimagine
how
thirteen
hundred
acres
of
contaminated
former
refinery
land
that
borders
two
rivers
can
be
let
developed
in
a
way
that
keeps
residents
and
workers
safe
and
healthy.
E
We
want
to
the
city
to
work
with
us
to
develop
a
future
on
the
land
that
will
drive
economic
development,
increased
recreation
by
the
rivers,
lower
pollution
and
improve
the
environmental
health
of
the
nearby
community
and
the
region
as
a
whole.
We
want
jobs,
we
want
jobs
for
union
workers
and
we
want
jobs
for
community
members.
What
we're
asking
for
is
not
a
fairy
tale.
I
believe
that
all
filled
Athens
can
work
together
to
make
this
happen.
E
I
was
very
encouraged
by
generally
everyone's
testimony
today
about
a
willingness
to
work
together
to
achieve
a
good
goal
and
I
can
commit
the
clean-air
council
to
participating
in
that
effort.
I
cannot
lie
as
an
environmental
health
advocate.
I
will
state
the
obvious
permanently.
Closing
this
refinery
and
using
land
for
something
non
polluting
would
be
great
major
improvement
to
air
quality
and
would
remove
the
city's
single
largest
industrial
can
contributor
of
greenhouse
gases.
E
It
would
also
end
the
use
of
the
highly
dangerous
chemical
hydrogen,
fluoride
that
presented
a
clear
and
present
danger
to
nearby
community
members
refinery
workers
and
residents
of
the
Philadelphia
region.
Well,
in
this
last
point,
I
keep
hearing
representatives
of
the
city
under
play
the
near
disaster
that
the
city
narrowly
averted
after
last
June
during
the
refinery
explosion.
The
report
from
the
Chemical
Safety
Board
reads
like
a
horror
story
that
happens
to
have
a
happy
ending
over
5,000
pounds
of
hydrochloric
acid
was
pushed
high
into
the
atmosphere
by
the
force
of
the
explosion.
E
E
The
council
is
interested
in
seeing
an
end
to
the
old,
inefficient
and
highly
polluting
plan,
which
has
had
chronic
problems
meeting
its
environmental
obligations.
The
fact
that
taxpayer
support
and
bankruptcy
protection
could
not
save
the
refinery
demonstrated
that
it
was
not
economically
viable.
The
facility
was
a
constant
danger
to
first
responders
their
primary
workforce
and
nearby
neighborhoods
and
the
entire
region
to
achieve
a
plan
that
works
for
all
Philadelphians,
including
community
members,
labor,
environmental
health
advocates
and
others.
We
must
come
up
with
a
better
alternative,
I.
E
Was
interested
in
that
whole
discussion
around
bankruptcy
as
I
said,
I
am
an
attorney
I'm,
not
a
bankruptcy
attorney,
but
the
the
process
itself
is
always
shrouded
in
secrecy,
and
it
is
never
intended
to
benefit
the
larger
community.
That
is
not
the
purpose
of
bankruptcy.
The
purpose
of
bankruptcy
is
to
get
the
highest
dollar
amount
that
you
can
to
pay
the
debtors
in
this
case
both
the
owner
and
the
debtors
there's
an
interplay
that
makes
me
very
uncomfortable.
E
I
also
agree
that
we
have
a
judge
that
has
shown
a
an
intention
to
be
respectful
of
the
future
use
of
the
refinery.
I
am
extremely
pleased
that
the
city
is
at
the
table.
What
their
role
is
is
really
undefined
and
I
would
urge
the
city
to
push
and
make
full
use
of
it.
This
is
a
unique
opportunity,
but
regardless
of
what
happens
in
bankruptcy,
the
city
does
not
have
to
sit
back
and
just
accept
the
outcome.
You
have
power,
you
have.
E
You
have
power
to
welcome
this
new
industry.
You
have
the
power
not
to
welcome
this
new
industry.
You
have
the
power
to
work
with
the
industry
on
zoning
issues.
That
would
benefit
the
industry
or
you
can
work
on
zoning
issues
that
do
not
benefit
the
industry.
You
have
a
permitting
process.
You
can
make
that
difficult
or
you
can
make
that
hard.
So
you
are
not
just
in
the
backseat
of
this.
E
You
heard
from
from
Harris
earlier
today
about
the
project
that
the
Clean
Air
Council
has
that
we
think
is
very
exciting
of
inviting
all
parties
to
come
down
and
sit
together
and
talk
about
what
is
their
value
for
the
future
use
of
the
property
not
automatically
focused
on
it?
Should
it
be
a
refinery,
should
it
be
a
compost
should
it
be?
But
what
are
your
values?
E
What
would
you
like
to
see
the
outcome,
long
term
outcome
of
this
property
being
and
then
we're
going
to
work
with
with
Lindy
Institute
at
Drexel
to
come
up
with
a
shred
where
planners
will
come
up
with
different
possible
visions?
It
is
not
the
intent
of
the
council
that
this
should
be
the
vision
for
the
future
use.
E
A
N
The
councilman
Kozma
Reserve
Johnson
and
Reynolds
Brown.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
discuss
the
future,
use
the
site
of
the
p/es
refinery
complex.
My
name
is
Peter
Winslow
I'm,
a
resident
of
Mount,
Airy
and
I'm.
The
president
of
a
smart
collaboration,
LLC
I,
would
try
not
to
repeat
everything
that
has
been
said
before,
because
especially
you've
mark
Allen,
Hughes
and
and
Joe
might
not
have
stolen.
N
My
thunder
in
terms
of
the
things
that
I
wish
to
say
to
you,
but
the
I
would
impress
upon
you
that
the
decisions
about
the
use
of
the
refinery
decisions
that
profoundly
affects
Philadelphia
are
being
made
by
the
US
banks
in
court
and
Wilmington.
Those
decisions
are
being
made
based
on
the
financial
interests
of
private
parties,
not
based
on
the
best
interest
of
philadelphians.
Those
decisions
are
being
made
without
meaningful
consideration
for
our
desires
or
solicitation
of
our
participation,
those
decisions
being
made
within
the
next
two
months:
the
banks.
N
The
court
is
allowing
the
city
of
Philadelphia
to
observe
the
auction
and
to
have
a
consulting
role,
which
means
basically,
that
we
have
presence
in
the
room,
but
we
don't
really
have
a
seat
at
the
table
right
now
and
the
only
way
that
we
can
assert
that
seat
at
the
table
is
by
the
City
Council
speaking
out
when
the
council
speaks,
we
can
be
sure
that
the
people
in
Judge,
grosses
courtroom
will
hear
you
more
important.
They
will
need
to
listen
to
you
if
you
back
your
words
by
signaling
and
taking
serious
action.
N
Consequently,
we
urge
you
to
build
on
the
resolution
passed
yesterday
and
we
ask
you
to
correct
two
problems:
Pecha
weighted
by
the
refinery.
First,
the
refinery
doesn't
clean
up
the
mess
it
makes
before
the
city
permits
to
respond
to
operate.
That
should
require
assurance
that
the
property
will
be
returned
to
its
original
condition,
like
a
security
deposit
to
cover
the
cost
of
repairs
of
a
tenant
damages,
a
rented
apartment,
an
escrow
fund
or
surety
bond
or
other
source
of
money
should
be
provided
upfront
from
the
refinery
or
any
other
operator.
N
Second,
the
refinery
endanger
their
lives
and
health
and
the
ways
that
have
been
described
before
the
city
permits
the
refinery
to
operate.
It
requires
submission
and
approval
of
an
executable
plan
for
both
shelter
in
place
and
evacuation
of
any
people
at
risk
of
death
or
serious
injury
under
a
worst-case
scenario,
resulting
from
an
identified
hazard
at
the
refinery.
The
office
of
emergency
management
should
be
authorized
to
demand
and
to
enforce
such
requirements.
N
M
Thank
you.
My
name
is
David
Steinberg
and
I'm,
not
a
resident
in
Philadelphia
I'm,
not
a
resident
of
Pennsylvania
I
live
in
New
Jersey
there's
some
concerns
that
I
have
that
go
beyond
the
boundaries
of
counsel,
but
nevertheless,
I'm
gonna
raise
some
questions
anyway,
because
everything
is
really
all
tied
in
together.
In
any
case,
I'm
gonna
be
asking
some
questions.
M
In
order
to
be
able
to
bring
it
today,
first
of
all,
farmers
irrigate
their
crops
and
give
good
water
to
the
livestock,
and
we
can
seamless
food
and
animals
and
my
question
here
again:
I,
don't
expect
you
to
give
an
answer,
but
I'm
just
I'd
rather
raise
the
questions.
Is
there
also
a
connection
with
sickness
and
pollution
in
New
Jersey,
as
it
is
in
Philadelphia?
M
M
M
So
once
p/es
and
Sunoco
have
completed
their
work
and
a
loan
gone
from
the
scene.
What
happens
then
and
I'm
very
curious
to
know,
and
no
one
no
one's
been
able
to
answer,
including
Sunoco
and
evergreen,
is
when
will
the
cleanup
began
with
the
aquifer,
as
required
by
the
consent
order
issued
by
the
Commonwealth
Court
reports
that
I've
read
from
Evergreen,
where
data
2013
to
2016
or
2017?
M
Well,
these
reports
be
updated
to
reflect
the
current
levels
of
pollution
and
the
aquifer
or
the
rest
of
the
rest
of
the
refinery.
Just
because
these
reports
were
several
years
old.
The
refinery
is
now
closed.
The
pollution
into
the
aquifer
continues
to
leech
and
leech
and
leech
that
doesn't
stop
just
because
the
reports
are
dated
a
certain
date.
M
Another
concern
is
I
have
is
rising
waters.
This
is
something
that
does
affect
Philadelphia
it's
my
understanding
from
some
of
the
maps
that
I've
seen-
and
some
of
you
may
also
have
seen
them
as
well-
is
that
forty
to
fifty
percent,
approximately
or
more
of
the
refinery
and
major
parts
of
other
parts
of
Philadelphia,
including
Northeast,
South
Philadelphia
and
along
the
Delaware
River
as
well,
would
be
underwater
in
coming
decades,
forcing
thousands
of
people
to
relocate.
M
Wouldn't
it
make
more
sense
to
use
the
remaining
refinery
land
to
build
housing
for
these
people
that
lose
their
homes?
Isn't
it
bad
enough
that
they
lose
their
homes,
but
the
city
is
not
prepared
to
deal
with
this
issue.
Where
are
these
residents
going
to
go?
Will
the
city
have
a
budget
big
enough
at
that
time
to
be
able
to
deal
with
this
crisis?
M
N
First
of
all,
councilman
Johnson
and
Councilman
rounds
brown.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
present
this
testimony,
as
well
as
your
extreme
patience
through
many
hours
of
listening
to
others.
My
name
is
John
Randolph
I'm,
the
founder
and
past
president
of
the
Schuylkill
River
Development
Council,
as
well
as
the
current
president
of
the
Schuylkill
River
Park
Alliance
I
am
an
architect
and
at
being
advocate
because
city's
riverfront
throughout
my
career
over
27
years
ago,
when
the
possibility
of
the
Schuylkill
River
Park
seemed
to
be
a
pipe
dream.
N
We
advocated
to
anyone
who
would
listen
that
the
river
belonged
to
the
public.
Then
P
IDC
referred
to
my
work
as
John's
Happy
Trails
project.
Now
that
we
have
our
Park
and
trails
along
the
river,
it's
difficult
to
imagine
Philadelphia
without
it
I
believe
the
impending
sale.
The
refinery
site
offers
a
similar
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity
to
reinvent
our
future.
For
over
a
century,
the
public
has
borne
the
costs,
the
externality
zuv
pollution
and
poor
air
quality
imposed
by
refinery
activities,
but
for
the
quick
thinking
of
the
workers
on
hand.
N
N
But,
let's
for
a
moment,
consider
what
might
have
happened
if
we
hadn't
been
so
lucky.
If
the
19
ton
projectile
had
smashed
into
the
Platte
Bridge,
if
thousands
were
poisoned
by
toxic
hydrofluoric
acid
gas,
there
would
be
a
vast
public
outcry
to
ban
further
refinery
operations.
We
would
not
be
considering
another
version
of
a
potentially
dangerous
industrial
operation
in
the
heart
of
our
great
city.
N
After
all,
how
can
we
guarantee
that
an
refinery
with
miles
of
eroding
pipes
will
not
be
subject
to
yet
another
explosion
at
1,300
acres,
this
location
between
the
airport
and
Center
City
could
be
many
things.
A
solar
and
wind
farm
with
trail
edge
a
logistics
center
in
energy
campus
with
cleaner
energy
technology,
a
distribution
center
for
with
open
space
for
public
use.
The
list
goes
on
despite
the
size
and
important
location
of
site.
N
Our
city
leaders
have
yet
to
be
engaged
in
a
full
investigation
of
possible
futures
and
I'm,
really
delighted
to
hear
through
the
earlier
testimony
that
that
is
now
possibility.
If
this
parcel
is
sold
without
public
review
and
oversight,
the
opportunity
to
clean
contain
the
environmental
damage
done
to
date
will
be
lost
with
the
loosening
of
environmental
requirements.
At
the
federal
level.
The
responsibility
for
public
safety
and
public
health
has
increasingly
become
the
job
of
local
municipalities.
We
need
to
step
up
when
our
post
petroleum,
our
post
petroleum
future,
arrives,
and
it
will.
N
A
A
T
Name
is
Mino
Ravel,
you
know
amount
area
resident
and
a
lead
volunteer
with
the
Sierra
Club's
ready
for
one
hundred
campaign,
not
just
in
Philly
but
southeastern
PA
I'm
here
to
assess
our
options
for
the
future
of
the
refinery.
We
all
know
about
the
problems
with
him.
Yesterday,
I
mentioned
that
we
can
no
longer
revive
the.
T
We
cannot
revive
the
refinery
again
nor
accept
any
industry
that
dumps
into
the
atmosphere
being
sensitive
to
near
neighbors,
as
well
as
creating
family
sustaining
jobs
before
most
people
suggest
something
green
I've
been
making
a
list
of
what
I've
heard.
We've
heard
mention
of
solar
farms
with
energy
storage.
This
means
ground
mounted
solar
panels
that
generate
electricity
during
the
day,
and
that
is
saved
in
batteries
for
nighttime
use.
Some
people
have
mentioned
geothermal
field.
T
This
means
pipes
going
deep
in
the
ground,
either
horizontally
or
vertically,
where
temperatures
remain
a
near
constant,
55
degrees,
Fahrenheit,
bringing
up
air
water
or
coolant
from
this
near-constant
55
degrees
means
that
in
the
winter
we
only
need
to
heat
from
55
to
65
degrees
to
stay
comfortable
in
our
buildings.
Laying
pipes
is
something
our
laid-off
refinery
workers,
even
the
PGW
workforce,
is
skilled
to
take
on
some
others
have
dreamt
of
manufacturing
turbines
for
offshore
wind
projects
with
an
assitant
offshore
wind
industry,
all
along
the
Northeast
state.
T
This
idea
was
brought
to
mayor
Kenny's
attention
by
his
first
transition
team.
That
was
five
years
ago.
A
new
idea
is
manufacturing
building
materials
from
hemp,
a
renewable
resource
from
hemp.
We
can
make
hemp
creat
a
concrete
alternative
with
80%
less
emissions
than
concrete,
because
we
have
an
insatiable
desire
for
concrete
and
new
buildings
from
hemp.
We
can
make
installation
much
needed,
as
we
bundle
up
our
buildings
from
more
comfort,
also
from
him.
We
can
make
paper
and
textiles.
The
Declaration
of
indepen
was
drafted
on
hemp
as
worship,
sales,
ropes
and
clothing.
T
There
are
many
building
budding
industrial
hemp
growers
across
Pennsylvania
who
could
supply
our
local
market.
All
of
these
have
the
potential
to
create
family,
sustaining
jobs
in
our
city.
Whatever
we
decide
to
do,
we
need
to
clean
up
the
site.
The
past
owners
have
abused
this
land,
though
they
have
pledged
to
remediate
the
land
they
have
done
little.
Their
plans
are
based
on
the
assumption
that
they
would
continue
to
be
a
refinery
here,
since
this
is
no
longer
but
philadelphians
want
or
need.
The
site
needs
to
be
cleaned
remediated
for
uses
other
than
a
refinery.
T
So
we
asked
evergreens,
Sunoco
and
p/es
to
remediate
to
the
highest
standard
there
for
green
space.
With
this
level
of
remediation,
we
could
design
for
public
access
to
our
riverfront.
As
John
mentioned,
we
could
design
for
ground
mounted
solar
farms
surrounded
by
plants
that
invite
pollinators
the
bees
and
the
butterflies
that
will
help
all
of
our
other
urban
farms.
T
We
also
need
to
consider
flooding
of
the
site
due
to
rising
sea
levels.
Another
result
of
a
warming
planet
I
learned
yesterday
that
basements
at
the
Navy
Yard
get
flooded
regularly
by
the
groundwater
seeping
up
and
that
fish
have
been
seen
in
these
flooded
basements.
So
not
it's
no
longer
about
Miami
parking
lots.
It's
the
Navy
Yard!
T
T
With
an
awareness
that
some
portions
will
be
swallowed
up
by
rising
waters,
these
low-lying
spaces
will
need
to
be
remediated
too
marshland.
The
most
cost-effective
way
to
remediate
seems
to
be
by
using
the
mycelium
network
of
mushrooms
I
wish
Julian
Thompson
was
here,
he
witnessed.
I
spoke
about
it
at
the
first
meeting
of
the
refinery.
We
group
basically
mushrooms
thrive
on
the
hydrocarbons
that
are
spilled
on
the
soil,
breaking
them
down
to
hydrogen
oxygen
and
carbon.
T
We
can
research
and
expand
on
each
of
these.
I
have
people
working
on
that
now,
but
to
create
family,
sustaining
jobs,
remediation
for
use
other
than
a
refinery
and
consideration
of
rising
sea
levels.
We
need
you
Council
to
remove
all
tax
incentives
and
zoning
that
allowed
this
refinery
for
as
long
as
it
has,
we
once
offered
them
all
this,
because
we
thought
we
needed
this
industry.
We
no
longer
need
the
fossil
fuel
industry
and
we
need
to
make
it
financially
unattractive
for
anyone
to
restart
this
refinery.
N
My
name
is
Michael
Ming
I
live
in
Mount,
Airy
I'm,
a
interested
citizen,
retired
lawyer,
happy
philosopher,
Humanity
is
here
today
only
either
to
destroy
itself
or
to
save
itself
from
the
worst
of
its
known
and
obvious
errors.
All
use
of
fossil
fuels
is
a
glaring
example
of
humanity's
known
and
obvious
errors.
N
It
remains
unfortunate
that
we
all
live
in
an
economic
and
legal
reality
that
makes
my
words
seem
impossibly
radical,
yet
nonetheless,
many
others
here
today
have
spoken
to
depict
that
this
1,300
acres
is
merely
one
actually
small
component
of
a
problem.
The
United
States
is
far
beyond
far
behind.
In
being
honest
about
the
accepted
panacea.
Of
never
ending
economic
growth
is
the
heart
of
the
problem,
whether
that
is
easy
to
face
and
admit
or
not,
I
see.
Your
task
has
to
cause
the
city
of
Philadelphia
to
join
together
with
the
many
others.
N
Similarly
misused
municipalities
around
the
nation
to
require
those
systemically
distinguishable
national
solutions
from
washington,
d.c,
necessary
and
essential,
even
if
by
specific
legislation,
to
protect
all
our
citizens
from
the
conflicts
among
themselves
and
each
other
that
are
sparked
by
the
hateful
obligations
of
greed
that
have
been
allowed
to
rule
our
nation
and
imprison
us
all.
Until
now,.
N
As
I
have
heard
implied
by
others
here
today,
it
may
be
that
it
is
not
possible
to
know
what
can
be
the
most
environmentally
just
and
responsible
use
of
this
property
at
any
time
within
the
next
10
years.
For
this
reason,
and
because
of
the
reckless
uncertainty
of
our
national
political
reality,
preservation
and
minimum
use
is
best.
Thank
you
for
your
attention.
Thank.
Q
My
name
is
Chantal
Mayo
I'm,
a
South
Philly
resident
usw,
member
and
former
employee
of
PS,
and
for
one
I
want
to
thank
you,
councilman
Johnson,
for
work,
and
you
know,
through
lunch
and
sitting
around
and
hearing
all
of
us,
so
I
grew
up
in
grace
very
living,
very,
very
much.
For
thirty
years
of
my
life,
just
a
few
years
ago,
moved
to
the
floor.
Eight
I
grew
up
on
2600,
Garrett
Street,
then
old,
1400,
Marsden,
Street
and
then,
as
an
adult,
lived
on
1,500
Hollywood.
Q
So
and
just
a
little
bit
background
for
me
working
there,
I
worked
at
the
refinery
since
2008
and
I
have
a
lot
of
memories
about
the
refinery,
and
you
know
two
that
are
specific
to
me.
Where
one
was
today,
I
got
called
that
I
was
hired
there.
It
was
a
life-changing
event
for
me.
I
was
working
a
minimum
wage
job
at
the
age
of
24
over
at
the
Hilton
Hotel
over
at
the
airport
and
was
barely
getting
by
and
when
I
got
that
call.
Q
It
you
know,
was
a
godsend
that
I
would
not
have
to
go
through.
Basically
what
my
father
went
through.
You
know
struggling
his
whole
life
working,
a
job
that
just
barely
got
by
with
four
children,
trying
to
put
us
through
school
and
and
doing
everything
he
can.
My
father
worked
himself
right
into
a
stroke.
He
you
know
he
decided
that
if
children's
education
was
was
more
important
than
his
own
health
and
at
42
years
old
my
father
suffered
a
stroke.
Q
The
next
day,
important
data
I,
remember
at
the
refinery,
was
the
day
of
the
fire.
I
was
off
that
day,
but
I
woke
up
to
normal.
Numerous
phone
calls
from
family
and
friends
wondering
if
I
was
okay
and
you
know
how
things
were
going
so
I
didn't.
I
did
not
know
that
what
was
what
was
going
on
at
the
time.
It's
why,
until
I
received
the
phone
calls
and
woke
up
and
I,
you
know,
I
I
told
my
fiance
goodbye
and
I
went
into
work.
Q
I
did
not
know
what
to
expect,
but
I
knew
that
they
needed
me.
That
was
my
day
off.
I
didn't
have
to
go
in,
I
didn't
go
in
because
you
know
I
knew
they
were
gonna
pay
me
I
didn't
go
in
for
any
other
reason
than
those
people
are
my
brothers
and
sisters
that
work
there
and
I
knew
that
they
deeded
me
that
day
to
do
what
I
could
and,
along
with
doing
what
I
could
for
the
community.
Q
As
a
member
of
the
usw
I
know
that
we
have
always
been
on
the
forefront
of
safety,
environmental
impact
and
everything
that
work
that
day
worked
because
of
the
members
of
us
w.
We
are
the
ones
that
fought
for
the
safety
regulations,
we're
the
ones
that
fought
for
the
rad
system,
we're
ones
that
fought
for
two
for
two
sprays:
we're
the
ones
that
fought
for
the
safety
training
and
we
have
never
stood
in
the
way
of
more
environmental
regulations.
Q
We're
all
lived
within
a
few
miles
of
the
refinery
and
I
just
think
that
anyone
that
thinks
that
anything
besides
an
industrial
site
there
is
is
feasible
because
I'm
sure
that
the
residents
of
you
know
of
Eastwick
for
the
Clearview
site
that
they
were
told
50
years
ago,
that
that
that
site
was
remediated
and
that
they
were
there
were
willing
that
they
were
going
to
be
able
to
build
homes.
There.
Q
Q
So
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
the
full
picture
here.
I
understand
that
what
happened
on
the
day
of
the
incident
was
scary,
I
was
there.
I
was
scared.
Everyone
that
I
worked
with
was
scared.
I
understand
that
the
residents
were
scared,
it's
scary
and
we're
not
denying
that.
What
we're
saying
is
that,
let's
work
together,
let's
get
the
six
thousand
plus
people
employee
that
we're
working
there
and
let's
keep
this
city.
You
know
running
on
the
right
path
towards
you
know:
a
cleaner,
better
future
for
our
children.
B
B
B
That's
required
in
a
way
that
is
just
and
fair
and
effective.
In
my
opinion
is
through
a
collaboration
of
environmental
labor,
environmental
groups,
community-based
organizations
and
labor
unions
to
figure
out
how
we
retool
almost
every
aspect
of
our
economy
and
our
industries
in
order
to
stop
producing
the
things
that
are
harming
us
and
start
producing
the
things
that
we
need.
B
It's
really
critical
that
that
happened
now
and
I
would
love
to
see
our
City
Council
play
role
in
convening
those
conversations
that
need
to
take
place
in
order
to
have
the
kind
of
win-win
solutions
that
councilmember
Reynolds
Brown
was
talking
about.
It's
frankly,
not
happening
yet
in
Philadelphia
and
I.
Think
it's
absolutely
critical.
Just
over
the
past
few
weeks,
I
read
an
article
about
the
skilled
workers
union
in
Los
Angeles,
the
local
that
represents
oil
refinery
workers.
B
Also
I
read
an
op-ed
about
a
month
or
two
ago
by
the
speaker
of
the
New
Jersey
State
House,
our
General
Assembly
who's,
a
leader
in
the
in
IBEW,
who
was
talking
about
the
unprecedented
opportunity
for
them
for
union
members
in
his
local
and
others
in
New,
Jersey
that
the
new
offshore
wind
industry
is
going
to
mean
for
workers
there,
and
he
talked
about
how
the
energy
jobs
of
the
future
are
not
going
to
look
like
the
jobs
of
the
past.
They
have
a
massive
new
industry.
B
B
But
for
me
the
question
is:
is
the
city
of
Philadelphia
going
to
use
its
power
in
order
to
shape
that
outcome,
and
a
number
of
demands
have
been
raised
about
trying
to
ban
hydrochloric
acid,
instituting
stronger
air
quality
regulations
using
the
city's
zoning
Authority
and
using
whatever
leverage
it
has
in
bankruptcy?
Court
and
I
noticed
that
when
the
managing
director
was
asked
about
how
the
administration
plans
to
use
those
kinds
of
power,
his
answers
were
extremely
vague.
It
was
basically
I'll
get
back
to
you.
B
The
Bankruptcy
Court
is
probably
going
to
allow
the
option
to
take
place
in
January
and
so
I
think
we
need
commitments
from
the
administration
and
from
Council
right
now.
Well,
maybe
not
right
now,
but
within
the
week
you
know
to
to
use
the
authority
that
the
city
has
to
block
harmful
uses
at
that
site
and
to
promote
beneficial
uses
and
then
I
think
we
absolutely
need
a
conversation
starting
yesterday
about
how
labor
community
environmental
groups
can
work
together
to
build
the
economy
that
we
actually
need.
L
Hi
good
afternoon,
I'm
Adam
Jax
I'm,
the
ward
leader,
the
First
Ward
I'm,
a
volunteer
leader
in
reclaim
Philadelphia
in
South
Philly
and,
as
we've
heard,
we've
been
exposed
to
toxic
pollution
from
the
refinery
for
a
long
time
and,
of
course,
acute
threats
from
accidents.
My
neighbor
who's
pregnant
worries.
If
we
finally
opens
about
the
health
of
her
future
child,
her
husband
has
asthma.
You
know
these
stories
are
all
over
South
Philadelphia
and
all
the
zip
codes
and
as
a
human
as
parent.
L
I
grew
them
up
much
of
what
Mitch
says
and
I
want
to
put
a
little
bit
finer
point
on
it
that
we
should
be
clear
that
this
is
a
fight
with
fossil
fuel
capital
with
fossil
fuel
investment.
There's
no
future
where
fossil
fuel
investment
continues
to
be
profitable
and
where
fossil
fuel
CEOs
continue
to
get
rich.
That
doesn't
involve
enormous
suffering
and
sickness.
There
is
no
future
either.
You
know
there's
only
two
sides
here:
either
you
stand
with
fossil
fuel
investors
or
you
stand
with
you.
No
ordinary
Philadelphians
and
ordinary
people
all
over
the
world.
L
L
You
could
be
figuring
out
how
to
agitate
for
unionization
of
the
third
of
Philadelphia
teachers
have
been
D
unionized
because
they're
in
charter
schools,
you
could
be
figuring
out
how
to
work
on
more
unionization
of
hotel
workers,
which
I
know
the
council.
Members
is
very
good
on,
or
home
health
care
workers
you
could
invest
in
big
rec
center
programming.
You
know
that's
something
that
I
think
would
address
a
lot
of
dishes
that
we
have
here
and
could
be
great
Union
jobs.
There
are
really
good
ways
to
create
good
union
jobs
for
all
Philadelphia's.
L
I'd
like
to
commend
Council
on
a
lot
of
things.
You've
done
that
I
think
are
really
ambitious.
In
the
last
year,
forward-thinking
legislation,
including
the
$15,
an
hour
minimum
wage
for
city
subcontractors,
their
work
week,
legislation
right
to
counsel
for
tenants
and
the
domestic
workers
Bill
of
Rights.
Those
are
all
those
you
know.
There
was
a
lot
of
tension
around
those
legislation,
but
they're
all
creative
and
good
policy
is
consistent
with
councils.
Responsibility
to
make
life
better
for
Philadelphians
and
those
pieces
of
legislation
are
popular
and
the
people
who
let
on
them
are
popular.
L
I'm
no
expert
in
the
details,
Bankruptcy
Court
I,
don't
understand
a
lot
of
details
that
are
being
talked
about
here,
but
I'm.
Pretty
convinced
that
you
on
council
and
the
mayor
have
the
levers
to
affect
what
goes
of
this
site.
That
seems
pretty
conclusive
to
me
from
what
I've
heard
here
today.
I
urge
you
to
take
the
steps
to
not
have
a
fossil
fuel
facility
on
the
site.
L
There
are
a
lot
of
young
people
and
parents
of
young
children
that
I
organize
with
daily
that
I
volunteer
with
I
live
in
community
with,
and
they
are
like
me
terrified
of
our
future
terrified
of
the
future
for
our
children,
outraged
at
the
injustice
of
the
present
world
and
determined
to
build
a
more
a
more
free
and
more
caring
world.
Most
of
us
can't
come
to
council
hearings
in
the
middle
of
the
day.
L
C
S
Councilman
Johnson,
my
name
is
Virginia
Harris
and
I
am
a
resident
of
Philadelphia
I'm,
the
founder
of
an
organization
for
children
with
asthma.
It's
called
asthma,
Rangers
and
I
found
that
that
organization
a
number
of
years
ago,
as
I,
saw
that
the
death
rate
among
the
black
and
brown
children
in
Philadelphia
was
six
times
higher
than
our
white
children
and
I
have.
You
know,
had
a
greater
and
greater
interest
in
what's
going
on
with
asthma
in
the
city
and
I
want
to
share
that
with
you,
because
it
is
directly
related.
S
We
have
20
to
25,000
students
in
the
Philadelphia
School
District
with
asthma.
It
is
the
number
one
cause
of
absence
it
starts
in
preschool,
and
so
children
affected
by
pollution
are
affected
more
so
than
adults
because
they
have
tiny
Airways.
It's
simply
an
anatomical
situation.
A
little
bit
of
air
pollution
will
go
a
long
way
to
block
a
child
from
breathing
because
of
the
tiny
size
of
their
Airways
compared
to
adults.
So
we
have
to
think
about
pollution
differently.
When
we
think
about
children,
a
lot
goes
along.
A
little
goes
a
long
way
with
children.
S
So
we
have
some
really
bad
citywide
effects
from
this
asthma
with
children,
because
children
with
asthma
are
less
likely
to
read
by
third
grade
they're,
more
likely
to
drop
out
of
school
they're,
more
likely
to
be
incarcerated
and
I.
Think
the
thing
that
sends
the
coldest
chills
through
my
spine
is
that
they
are
significantly
more
likely
to
commit
suicide.
So
a
lot
of
our
problems.
S
A
lot
of
our
problems
in
our
community
with
our
young
people
are
being
affected
by
air
pollution
and
we
don't
even
think
of
it
that
way
so
I'm
trying
to
draw
that
connection
together
for
you,
it
has
been
proven
in
numerous
locations
that,
when
air
pollution
falls
so
do
children's
asthma
rates
and
when
children's
asthma
rates
go
down,
we
have
happier
families.
We
have
more
healthy
families,
more
prosper.
Families
and
I
have
all
respect
for
the
gentlemen
of
this
union
and
I
respect
and
want
them
to
have
good
jobs.
S
But
one
of
the
craziest
effects
of
asthma
is
that
it
is
a
poverty
perpetuator,
because
it
means
that
the
families
of
children
with
asthma
lose
a
lot
of
work.
They
get
fired
from
their
jobs
because
they
have
to
stay
home
with
their
children.
So
not
only
are
the
jobs
of
the
Union
workers
affected
by
what's
going
on
at
that
plant,
but
so
are
all
of
the
children
in
Philadelphia,
and
so
I
want
the
council
to
think
about
the
children.
S
First,
we
do
have
the
highest
child
mortality
rate
in
all
of
the
country
and
Philadelphia
has
a
lot
of
great
things
about
it.
But
that's
one
thing
that
I'd
like
to
change
I,
don't
want
to
be
number
one
in
child
mortality
and
we
have
them
for
a
long
time.
So,
secondarily,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
Philipp
Rinaldi,
we
talked
about
you,
know
having
good
actors
come
in
and
operate
facilities
there
that
are
going
to
be
safe
for
the
community
safe
for
the
environment,
stay
for
the
workers,
fill
it
up.
S
S
He
lives
in
North
New
Jersey,
so
he
doesn't
have
to
brought
sleep
at
night
worrying
about
whether
the
HF
is
going
to
blow
up
I'd,
also
like
to
point
out,
because
when
the
oil
trains
started
coming
through,
Philadelphia
I
started
looking
into
what
what
happened
to
me,
a
South
Philly
resident
in
terms
of
evacuate.
So
I
talked
to
a
lot
of
the
people
in
our
emergency
management
services
and
talked
to
them
about.
S
You
know
how
am
I
going
to
get
out
of
South
Philadelphia
when
I'm
surrounded
by
two
two
rivers
I've
got
to
get
to
a
bridge
before
I
can
start
getting
out
of
Philadelphia,
and
we
are
incredibly
vulnerable.
Think
about
an
evacuation
in
the
middle
of
the
winter.
Think
about
an
oil
train.
The
oil
trains
haven't
been
coming
lately,
but
that's
only
because
the
price
of
oil
and
from
saudi
arabia
has
fallen
below
the
price
of
oil
from
North
Dakota.
S
The
minute
that
changes,
those
trains
will
be
running
back
to
our
neighborhoods
again,
and
so
I
really
want
you
to
think
about
this
in
two
ways.
I
want
you
to
think
about
the
children
and
the
massive
effect
that
air
pollution
has
on
children
that
we
don't
feel.
Even
though
we
have.
We
are
an
asthma
capital
for
adults
as
well.
S
A
A
Well,
first
and
foremost,
we've
been
here
since
10
o'clock
this
morning.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
sticking
around
and
I'm
sticking
it
out
and
providing
on
the
issues,
and
your
concerns
are
those
very
most
critically
important
issue.
This
concludes
the
business
of
the
Committee
on
legislative
oversight
and
Environmental
Committee
hearing
today,
I.
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
attendance.
Thank
you.