How an environmental justice controversy sparked in Upper Darby
WHYY By The site of a proposed solid waste management facility across from homes on Union Avenue in Lansdowne, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Although Betty Byrd Smith has been retired from disability advocacy since 2007, she will not let perceived injustices happen on her watch — even after a recent hip replacement. Smith, who has lived in Lansdowne for more than 30 years, had created flyers and had led door-to-door petitioning, though not for quite some time. However, a recent moment of “serendipity” during a walk to buy a newspaper at a local market changed all that: Smith saw a sign ab...
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