Pennsylvania Taxpayers Have Options

Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is part of the protected PA Wilds, a region known for its forests, outdoor recreation, a rural way of life, where generations have built their lives and raised their families around the area’s natural beauty.  

As industry eyes the region's land to develop for profit, the people of Clearfield County are faced with the choice of preserving their community’s natural beauty or accepting risky economic gambles. 

The truth is, it is possible to attract viable, and family-sustaining jobs while also preserving the local outdoors and property values. In fact, we have a right to live in a clean environment according to the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Communities should not be forced to choose between good jobs and a healthy environment.

The former River Hill Coal plant in Karthaus Township is slated to host the largest fertilizer and ammonia plant in the United States. The proposed facility would  bring industrial-sized lights, noise, traffic, and pollution. It would pipe in natural gas to make ammonia and ammonia-based fertilizer, containing chemical-leaching plastic, to then be shipped to customers regionally by roadway and railroad. 

The United States' involvement in the latest war in the Middle East has disrupted global supply chains, affecting families and farmers in Pennsylvania. Now large industrial entities are exploiting these wartime conditions to secure substantial profits for their shareholders.

Rural residents, like those in Karthaus Township, have the authority to determine their own economic future. Companies must be thoroughly vetted to ensure they provide safe, stable employment without compromising the land, safety, or quality of life for the community members who were there first.