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The Environmental Justice Exchange: A Community Plan for McKinley Park

Join us for a live digital discussion on Wednesday, February 16. Register now to learn about community planning in McKinley Park on Chicago’s Southwest Side. ....

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Top environment stories of 2021: A paltry number of lead pipe replacements, pollution next door and trillions of invasive mussels blanketing Lake Michigan

The Tribune sent reporters into Chicago neighborhoods, across state lines and even on boats in the Great Lakes to bring readers along. ....

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McKinley Park residents love their namesake park and affordable neighborhood. But they are fighting the city over an asphalt plant they say is ruining its charm.

McKinley Park residents love their namesake park and affordable neighborhood. But they are fighting the city over an asphalt plant they say is ruining its charm.
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Theresa McNamara, chair of the Southwest Environmental Alliance, adjusts an effigy of Ald. George Cardenas, 12th, before a protest across the street from the MAT Asphalt plant in Chicago s McKinley Park, May 15, 2021.
Some mornings, the smell seeping inside Jackie Montesdeoca’s home is so bad it wakes her up. She calls 311 or the Department of Public Health or the 12th Ward office. She tells them she can’t open her windows, and she can’t take her 1-year-old daughter, Ava, outside for a walk. ....

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McKinley Park residents want asphalt plant shut down

Many Chicagoans live next door to a health threat. In a new series on pollution, the Tribune is sharing their stories. ....

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Race in Chicago: Organizations Seek Environmental Justice

Updated on March 5, 2021 at 9:45 pm
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Air quality and its impact on the health of Chicago residents differs vastly between neighborhoods, according to a 2020 study published by the city.
The study showed air pollution contributes to more chronic health conditions, including asthma, in the west and south sides of the city. Community members who live in the most impacted areas said decades of city policies have contributed to environmental racism.
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Cheryl Johnson grew up in Altgeld Gardens on the city’s Far South Side. The housing complex was established for African American veterans of World War II. But through the years it has been labeled the “toxic doughnut, due to a high concentration of hazardous waste sites nearby. ....

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