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A recent report on the distribution of pollution and industry across Chicago could be a first step to addressing decades of discriminatory planning, zoning and land-use policies in Chicago. But, some residents on the South and West sides say their communities have been overlooked yet again. Coined a cumulative impact assessment and released by the Johnson administration in September, the .
A cumulative impact study takes into consideration how effects of past and present actions by industries add up in a community. Currently, permitting processes take into consideration the impact of a facility as a single source.
Living in the nation’s largest cargo hub, thousands are exposed to high levels of diesel soot, which can contribute to heart disease, lung cancer and premature death.