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We wish we could. This fight belongs to all of us. But Linde Corporation and its attorneys read this page too. If we announce our legal strategy in advance, we hand them time to prepare counterarguments, adjust their filings, and close off the very openings our attorneys are working to use. Every land use fight like this is won or lost on details, timing, and procedure. Staying quiet about specifics isn't secrecy for its own sake — it's how we protect your donations from being wasted on strategies the other side saw coming. When there's news we can share safely, such as hearing dates, filed documents that are already public record, rulings, etc. we will post it here first.

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Every dollar donated goes to legal services: attorney fees (including their commute to be in person for cross examination at public hearings), objection briefs, memorandums, correspondence to the township and opposing counsel, filing costs. No one in the coalition is paid. The people organizing this effort are your neighbors, volunteering their time and contributing their own money alongside yours.

A case like this can't be handled by just any attorney. We hired counsel from Philadelphia with deep land use experience because that's what it takes to go up against a corporation with significant financial resources. We also found that many attorneys in northeastern Pennsylvania had conflicts of interest that prevented them from taking the case — another reason experienced outside counsel was the right choice. That expertise costs more, and it's exactly what your donations buy.

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