This letter to the editor appeared in, GoErie.com on April 24, 2017 and was published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund.
April 27 is shaping up to be a big day for Erie County residents when it comes to environmental justice.
From 5 to 7 p.m., the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will hold a “listening session” at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center as part of the agency’s Environmental Justice Tour. Then, about an hour after DEP’s event, Edinboro Film Series will host a screening of “Invisible Hand,” a film about Pennsylvania communities being forced by DEP to accept environmental risks against their will. MORE…