OUR CURRENT Events

Sep 16, 2025 - L.C.O.P. sent Congressman Bresnahan a follow-up email saying:

"Your team assured us Congressman Bresnahan would be briefed on our meeting from June 10, 2025, and we are writing now to respectfully ask if there has been any progress or discussion since our meeting. Even a small update would mean a great deal to the families who are holding onto hope that their voices are being heard."

Sep 30, 2025 - L.C.O.P. heard back from Congressman Bresnahan's Office: 

"Thank you for checking back. Our office has been in communication with the PA Department of Health (PA DOH) regarding the site and information you shared.  We have additional discussions scheduled and will be back in touch following."

Oct 2, 2025 - L.C.O.P. heard back from Congressman Bresnahan's Office again: 

"We will circle back following that upcoming meeting with PA DOH. If there is anything in addition to material you previously provided, please let us know and we can make sure to get to them as well."

Nov 17, 2025 - L.C.O.P. sent Congressman Bresnahan a follow-up email saying:

"We understand these matters take time, but even a brief update on whether the scheduled discussions have taken place, and whether any next steps have been identified would mean a great deal to the community.

Our group continues to gather documentation and firsthand accounts, and we remain committed to working collaboratively with your office. We deeply appreciate your engagement so far and respectfully ask if you could share any developments since your last message. Thank you again for your attention to this matter and for your continued efforts on behalf of the residents and families impacted."

Mar 6, 2026 - L.C.O.P. heard back from Congressman Bresnahan's Office: 

"We continue to actively engage with Commonwealth officials on the former Specialty Records/WEA Manufacturing/Cinram/Technicolor facility. PA DOH, the lead agency in this matter, recently requested to reschedule a meeting with our office.  Following that meeting, we will relay any feedback they provide. Further, if there is any additional information our office could relay to PA DOH on your behalf, please let us know."

Mar 6, 2026 - L.C.O.P. sent Congressman Bresnahan a response saying: 

"Thank you for the update and for continuing to engage with Commonwealth officials regarding the former Specialty Records / WEA Manufacturing / Cinram / Technicolor facility. I appreciate your office’s continued attention to this matter and the willingness to relay information between agencies.

If possible, I do have three questions that your office may consider raising during your upcoming meeting with the PA DOH. Please feel free to phrase or present them in whatever manner you believe is most appropriate.

1. Interdepartmental Communication Regarding the 1999 Fern Hill Drum Discovery Records appear to show little or no interdepartmental communication regarding this discovery. Why do the documents suggest that the PA DEP, despite being aware of the illegal dumping, did not notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or make this information publicly known?

2. 1993 PA DHHS Letter Stating No Reported Chemical Illness I have a letter dated October 1993 from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services (PA DHHS) stating that “there have been no reported cases of chemical illness,” written in response to a health complaint from a former employee. This statement appears inconsistent with other documentation indicating that multiple illnesses had already been reported, including at least one confirmed death linked to benzene exposure prior to the date of that letter, as well as numerous OSHA complaints filed by employees. Could the Department clarify how that conclusion was reached at the time?

3. Status of the Promised Geographic Health Survey In 2024, I spoke with representatives from the PA DOH who promised that a geographic health survey of the former WEA/Cinram facility location (now CanPack) was planned and asked that I be patient while it was developed. It has now been approximately two years. I reached out again in June 2025 requesting an update but did not receive a response. Could the Department provide an update on the status of that survey?"

Apr 29, 2026 - L.C.O.P. heard back from Congressman Bresnahan's Office:

"Our office recently met with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to discuss the concerns you raised, which we had previously shared for their review. The Department indicated that it initiated a study based on the information you provided and referenced the attached document, which they stated has already been shared with you.

We understand the importance of this matter and appreciate you bringing it to our attention. Please let us know if you have any additional information you would like us to share with the Department."

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LONG STORY SHORT: After reaching out to Congressman Bresnahan’s office for assistance, we received no new information, no meaningful guidance, and no apparent action on this matter. The only document his office ultimately provided was a PA Department of Health document that we had already received directly from the Department approximately two weeks earlier.

In other words, after taking the time to contact his office and seek federal assistance, we were simply handed back information we already had. No additional investigation was initiated, no new records were uncovered, and no substantive assistance was provided that moved our efforts forward in any way. Unfortunately, our outreach to his office resulted in nothing new and, from our perspective, was a complete waste of valuable time in an investigation where answers and action are urgently needed.