WEST CHESTER â Local elected officials, including the mayor of West Chester, discussed solutions Wednesday for reducing plastic pollution. The discussion comes on the heels of the release of a new report, Local Solutions to Local Pollution.
The study, which surveyed Pennsylvania local officials about single-use plastic pollution concerns, offers policy solutions for tackling the problem.
Specifically, the report features feedback from 100 local officials across 23 Pennsylvania counties on the issue of single-use plastic litter and pollution. The vast majority of those surveyed were concerned about the effect that single-use plastics, such as plastic bags, were having on their community in the form of litter and environmental damage. The survey also showed that the majority of officials supported implementing local ordinances or broader state legislation: 80 percent of respondents wanted to or would consider passing legislation, and 90 percent would consider resolutions calli
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PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the Borough of West Chester have countered a lawsuit filed against the municipality and its mayor which challenges the constitutionality of their emergency declaration orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic, as one which would “compromise” relief efforts against COVID-19.
Donald Urbanic and Beth Ann Rosica first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 9 versus The Borough of West Chester and Mayor Dianne Herrin. All parties are of West Chester.
“On Oct. 2, 2020, defendant Herrin issued an emergency declaration limiting the number of individuals who could gather in private residences to 10 in number, and requiring that face coverings be worn in the Borough, both inside and outside,” the suit stated.
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$1.7 million in state funding will support child advocacy and programs that aim at stopping domestic violence in Chester County. (Shutterstock)
CHESTER COUNTY, PA The county s Children s Advocacy Center and Domestic Violence Center are among Chester County recipients of state grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
The $1.7 million grant total coming to Chester County will support programs and services such as adult probation services, body-worn camera initiatives, and domestic abuse programs. State Rep.-elect Dianne Herrin (D-Chester) today applauded the funding award by the PCCD.
Subscribe Funding like this directly improves the lives and well-being of victims of abuse, while helping those who have made non-violent mistakes in the past rehabilitate, Herrin said. This is exactly the kind of criminal justice reform I want to continue to encourage throughout my time in the House.
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