Environmental Justice
(in Chicago)
Southwest Side
City says a Pilsen scrap metal shredder with a history of air pollution violations can continue operating
City delays permit decision for Pilsen scrap metal shredder, residents feel neglected
Activists urge city to delay permitting for a scrap metal shredder in Pilsen
After leaked report on smokestack demolition, Little Village residents feel invisible, many skip voting
Little Village activists demand action after publication of confidential report on botched Hilco smokestack demolition
Southeast Side
A Supreme Court decision largely seen as anti-environment may help protect the Southeast Side
Southeast Side residents fight shoreline dump as mayoral candidates vow to take on pollution
Citywide initiatives
On unexpected findings in Chicago’s cumulative report on pollution, activists and officials caution this is just the first step
Residents call Chicago report that maps neighborhood pollution flawed because calculations don’t include industrial corridors