Chester Residents Oppose Philly LNG Export Project at Final Hearing

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Shawmar Pitts, co-managing director of Philly Thrive, speaks during a news conference held by opponents to the construction of an LNG export terminal in Chester, PA, on Tuesday, August 22. (screenshot, Pa. House Democrats video)
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania House Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Task Force, chaired by Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia), held its third and final public hearing at Widener University in Chester, Delaware County. The purpose was to get public feedback on a proposal to build an LNG natural gas export facility in Chester. From the press accounts we read, we conclude that local residents are universally against such a project, strongly against it.

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