McDonald’s, the world’s largest and most iconic burger restaurant chain, today announced it will address antibiotics use across its global beef supply chain by 2021.
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The Trump Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a rule giving polluters free rein by gutting the Clean Power Plan, the landmark climate initiative that set the first limits on dangerous carbon pollution from power plants. The proposal props up failing coal-fired power plants by setting w
Southeast Side residents and advocates held a press conference today in response to General Iron’s announced plans to move its Lincoln Park metal shredder, cited last week by the EPA for air pollution viol
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cited General Iron today for excessive air pollution, failing to install adequate pollution controls, and for not obtaining the correct air permit today.
Officials from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) heard from residents of the Southeast Side about proposed rule changes that would increase requirements for facilities that handle neurotoxic manganese, similar to what is required for petcoke and coal. The proposal comes as U.S.
Community leaders called for a moratorium on manganese handling on Chicago’s Southeast Side in response to new data presented by the City at a public meeting last night. The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) released soil sample data, showing substantial manganese contamination at homes
Officials from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed that soil samples taken from Southeast Side homes near the S.H. Bell facility show substantial toxic manganese contamination, with at least one sample reaching more than twice the U.S.
A coalition of local, state and national groups reacted to Chicago’s City Council enacting a new ordinance to address neurotoxic manganese emissions on the city’s Southeast Side.
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