Firefighters weigh risks after PCB dump fires near Philadelphia
Darby No. 4 firefighters debate responding to landfill blazes at Clearview site near Eastwick, Philadelphia. Leaders and residents fear cancer risk from toxic smoke while officials question firefighting duty, 1980s EPA PCB readings, and safety measures. Residents report frequent fires since 1969 with mixed expert views on danger.
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Lewis
Richard Heller
Fitzgerald
Heller
Eastwick
Philadelphia
Darby Township
Department of Environmental Resources
DEA
Georgia A. Kagle
Eagle
Bruce Molholt
Molholt
Philadelphia Clean Air Council
EPA
SEPTA
Paoli
Darby No. 4
Darby
Johnny Moore
Chuck Burk
Sharon Hill Fire Co
Clearview
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Wade
Chester
Weldon Critiques One Party Rule in City, Silent on Delco
U S Representative Curt Weldon says Philadelphia’s Democratic stronghold shows stagnation when government rests under one control. He argues Goode must be replaced due to administration stagnation while noting Delaware County offers broader political choices and rivals the city in service quality.
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Joe Hart
Daily Times
Name the
Bob Edgar
Dianne Merlino
David Landau
Delaware County
U.S
Curt Weldon
R-7
Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
W. Wilson Goode
Delco
Grand Old Party
Weldon
Goode
Congress
Philly
Rizzo
Chester
Delaware
Marcus Hook
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