Antis Agitate Against Nicetown Gas Power Plant Permit Reissue

A Marcellus gas-fired power plant in Nicetown (a neighborhood in North Philadelphia) received a permit to build in 2017 (see Antis “Shocked” Philly Approved Marcellus Power Plant for SEPTA). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) Marcellus gas-powered electric plant, which finally went online in 2020, provides electricity to the organization’s northern Regional Rail lines and a bus garage. When it appeared the plant would get approved, antis got desperate and made shrill arguments that the plant is racist (see Nicetown Claims “Environmental Racism” re Gas-Fired Plant). The permit that allows the plant to continue operating is now up for review. Here come the not-nice antis, shrill as ever, blathering on once again about racist electric plants...

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