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Sentenced to Sickness: Dirty Water Persists in Vienna Prison

May 17, 2023 Expert BlogIllinoisSahana Rao, Ihab Mikati, Meleah Geertsma

New Poll: Access to Safe Drinking Water a Top Priority

November 16, 2022 Expert BlogIllinois, ChicagoAngela Guyadeen

Despite high support for safe drinking water, action and leadership is lagging.

Unprecedented Rain Highlights Deep Inequities in Centreville

July 28, 2022 Expert BlogIllinoisNatalia Ospina, Meleah Geertsma

Immediate and comprehensive action must be taken by government at all levels to address the flooding and sewage crises.

One Year Later and Still Waiting for Change

June 2, 2022 Expert BlogIllinoisNatalia Ospina, Meleah Geertsma

In Centreville, Illinois, a majority-Black community has been left waiting for change.

After General Iron Fire, Sims Should be Shut Down

April 29, 2022 Expert BlogChicagoGina Ramirez

The EPA and the city of Chicago must do the right thing and keep harmful industries out of our neighborhoods.

One Year After Chicago EJ Civil Rights Complaint

August 18, 2021 Expert BlogChicago, IllinoisGina Ramirez

This month marks one year after Chicago Southeast Siders filed a civil rights complaint with HUD against General Iron. Here’s where we are now.

No, We Don’t Need a Mine on the Southeast Side

July 22, 2021 Expert BlogChicagoGina Ramirez

Yes, you read that right.

Victory in California

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogCalifornia, Chicago, IllinoisLauren P. Phillips

A court rules that California must stop exempting metal shredding facilities from hazardous waste laws, clearing a path to finally protect California communities from metal shredder pollution.

Pritzker, Lightfoot: Stop Passing the Buck on Enviro Justice

July 8, 2020 Expert BlogChicagoMeleah Geertsma

On June 25, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (“IEPA”) granted an air permit that will enable the relocation of a notorious metal shredding operation from Chicago’s wealthy and largely white Lincoln Park to the Southeast Side environmental justice community. In…