Clean Air Council &  Marcus Hook Area Neighbors  for Public Health  CLEAN  ARE d  6  7  COUNCIL  PUBLIC HIFI  PRESENTATION TO PA-DEP  OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE  MAY 14, 2024    Echo Alford Delaware County Advocacy Coordinator ealord@cleanair.org  Kearni N. Warren Delaware County Outreach Coordinator kwarren@cleanalr.org    Clean Air Council Programs  in partnership with Marcus Hook Area  Neighbors for Public Health  Environmental Health Survey  EPA Air Monitoring  Climate Resilient Communities  NMS Watershed    Community & Environmental  Health Survey  Collaboration between Clean Air Council, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Marcus Hook Neighbors for Public  Health, and Community Co-investigators  Process began in 2022 with focus groups to understand what community members wanted to learn about pollution and  health.  GGE9 ADJ - n Assessing Strengths, essors and Environmental Justice in Southeastern Pennsylvania Communities  public  Survey developed lin early 2023incolaboration with residents/ community co-investigators  Exploration of enviornmental impacts on community health, and the cumulative impact of multiple burdens in an EJ  community.  Survey launch summer 2023; focus groups early 2024 This investigation is based on collaboration, cooperation, relationships, and an aim to provide residents with data to support advocacy work for environmental justice.    Health Survey: Current Updates  Survey completed and closed; approximately 140 participants  Focus groups completed and closed; approximately 25 participants  ASSESS Assessing Strengths, Stressors and Environmental Pennsylvania Justice in Southeastern Communities  Final report for the community will include summary of key findings,  detailed description of data, analysis, and recommendations moving forward. Final report to be published August  2024    EPA AIR MONITORING  442 403 Yeado 412 Upper Darby Springfield Collingdale Media Swarthmore Norwood Glenolden  First 6 months  wChester Pike  Marple Providence  o October 2023 = initiated EPA air monitoring program with Community Launch Meeting - Air monitor hosting interest form available  online pitly/nostarmonitor  Ridley Park 9 425 449 303 Twin Oaks 420 Ogden 402 Arden  irport Paulsboro  - Preliminary coordination with Delaware County's air monitoring program  Heights  - Meetings with Delco Office of Sustainability, Planning Commision, DVRPC, Delco Public  Health Dept, etc  Swedesboro  March 2024 - Hired a full-time outreach coordintor for the air monitoring program  Bellefonte ngton Penns Grove  Township Oldmans    EPA AIR MONITORING  Next 6 months  - Outreach and recruitment of up to 30 air  monitoring hosts (residents, businesses, community  based orgs)  Installation of the monitors ($50 gift card for each  host)  community-Dasec education: Workshops and presentations on why monitors are important, how the data can be used in daily life and to advocate  for change  Get Involved! Fill out an interst form today if you'd like to host a monitor. Share info with neigbhors.  Ditly/mostarmonitor    Climate Resilient  Communities Project  Monthly Advisory board meeting to discuss site locations, project planning, community and partner engagement and project design Final site selections in Trainer and Chester  will be made by early summer  - Ongoing planning and development for  project designs  Site installations to take place over the  summer and fall    POTENTIAL EARLY ACTION PROJECT SITES I DELAWARE COUNTY  Community Focus Areas Marcus Hook Trainer Chester  SUN VILLAGE PARKIC19 EDDYSTONE  DESHONG-MEM PARKIC14  DELAWARER RIVE  Pennsylvania  T10 AT8  VETERANS MEM. PARKIC3 3RD & HIGHLANDIC6  HENRY JOHNSON PARKT6  15-13  VISCOSE PLAZA MA8 MICKEY VERNONPARKI JMH3 MARKET S6-MEMORIAL PARKIMH1  New Jersey  Delaware    Potential Green Infrastructure Projects  Tree Planting Projects  Dog Park  Splash Pad/Playground  Safe Walking Routes (Route 291)  Treefhily Peace Park  Seger Dop Park, PhllodelphizPA Community Garden/Planters  Nortawest Res-liency Furk, Hoboken NJ Food Forest/Orchard  Syracuse Connective Carridor, SyucuseNY Nature Spaces  PhilyProcuPgrk. PhitdeiphiaPA  Uipper Dorby Community Ganter  Peacon! FaodForest Seottley WA  BartransGorden. PhilodoiphicPA    Watershed Protection  Permitting Work:  - Ongoing work to monitor the local watershed Submit public comment on permit applications and renewals for industrialraciuties along the  Delaware River  Attend public hearings with community members  community-Dased Projects:  Rain gardens and riparian buffers  Creek cleanups  Establishing a Naamans, Marcus Hook, Stoney  Creek subwatershed group    Naamans, Marcus Hook, Stoney  Creek (NMS) Watershed Group  Monthly Advisory board meetings to establish the mission and vision for the  NMS watershed.  Establishing committees to support NMS outreach & education, development, communications. projects and events Participating in upcoming creek cleanups Long-Term Goal: Establishment of an independent 501(c)3 watershed  conservation and advocacy group for NMS    Please follow Clean Air Council and Marcus Hook Area Neighbors for Public Health on facebook for updates  and actions you can take  Questions? Want to get more involved in any of  our programs?  Please email Echo Alford  ealford@cleanair.org    Upcoming Meetings & Events  5/21- May MHANPH Community Meeting on Air Monitoring Program at Keystone First Center  June Climate Resilient Communities Meetings in Chester and Trainer (dates  TBD)  6/10 Next NMS Watershed Group Mtg  (Zoom)  6/22 Youth Art Gallery Exhibit Opening at 4 Circles & Beyond  FIR  7/30. July MHANPH Mtg w/ Johns Hopkins & Health Survey Results at Keystone Wellness Center    QUESTIONS    THANK YOU FOR  JOINING US!