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LVEJO Response to Hilco: Little Village’s Fight for the Right to Breathe
Little Village’s Fight for the Right to Breathe Para leer o descargar este documento en español, haga clic aqui. To read or download the following letter, click here. On December 29, 2017, Hilco Global closed on the purchase of the former Crawford Coal Power Plant for $100 million. In the announcement, Hilco stated that the site development […]
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Southeast Side Neighbors and Activists Respond to Chicago City Council Manganese Ordinance
CHICAGO (March 28, 2018) – 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. In the runup to today’s vote, Southeast Side neighbors, health advocates, legal voices and environmental groups voiced frustrations with the ordinance’s limitations and […]
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2/14 Press Advisory
WHAT: Press Conference: Little Village community responds to Sale & Proposed Redevelopment of Crawford Coal Power Plant WHEN: Thursday, February 15, at 9:30am WHERE: City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Dr, 2nd Floor From Coal to Diesel, The Little Village that Can CHICAGO, IL —On Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) […]
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