Residents plead for help as hazardous conditions burden community: 'Our children literally cannot breathe'

Residents plead for help as hazardous conditions burden community: 'Our children literally cannot breathe'

Many residents of a Pennsylvania city long subjected to industrial pollution and environmental racism are hoping a proposed bill might bring some relief. As detailed by the social issues-driven publication Capital & Main, many residents of Chester, PA, have been advocating for the passing of House Bill 109, intended to "establish protections for communities overburdened by industrial pollution."  Chester has a population of 34,000, largely made …