Company buying bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery promises 18,000 jobs in next 10 years
Planned $120M renewable-energy plant at South Philly refinery site is not dead
The future of Philly’s shut-down PES refinery is wide open. Its neighbors are keeping a wary eye on what happens next
Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Hilco Redevelopment Partners have a lot to do before the sale can close. The site won’t be a refinery, but no one is sure what comes next. As one cautious neighbor said, “I’ve seen in the past how it is, you know, you just switch from one company to the next company and you have the same problem.”
Philadelphia proposes banning hydrofluoric acid, a toxic chemical released in refinery explosion
‘You guys know me, I’m not a traitor’: Former PES refinery worker criticized by some for his film about the plant, the fire and his opinion on the site’s future
Most of Bilal Motley’s former co-workers have either rallied to keep the refinery open or kept their thoughts private. Motley, however, wants to tell his story.
Pro-refinery factions intensify pressure to negate PES sale agreement
Future of PES refinery could be decided Friday behind closed doors
Six months after the fire, both ex-refinery workers and PES struggle to find new lives
Many former employees of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery had to switch careers. A considerable number remain unemployed.