An agency spokesperson and the Philly health department say the levels don't indicate health impacts for nearby neighborhoods. But the director of Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College said any exposure increases risk.
Factions that want to keep the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex operating as a refinery are intensifying the pressure ahead of next week's U.S. Bankruptcy Court confirmation hearing on the company's Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
A nationwide real estate development and investment firm with more than 150 properties in 28 states is the third company to express interest in buying the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery site in South Philadelphia.