Climate Justice Chicago

Chicago’s other Latino neighborhoods reach out to Southeast Side

Herr Tom — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:20:05 +0000

CHICAGO | Residents of the city’s Southeast Side neighborhoods who oppose construction of a proposed coal gasification plant got to hear Wednesday from residents of another Chicago neighborhood where local residents are fighting against projects with potential for pollution. Kim Wasserman, executive director of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, told the more than 150 [...more]

Environmentalists Call for End to Coal-Fired Power in Chicago

Herr Tom — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:09:59 +0000

Chicago – Environmental groups on Tuesday presented a petition with more than 6,000 signatures urging Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to support a proposed ordinance that would control the emissions from two coal-fired power plants that spew tons of contaminants into the air in Latino neighborhoods. Some 50 members of the Chicago Clean Power Coalition formed [...more]

Thousands Of Chicagoans Ask Emanuel To End Coal Plant Pollution

Herr Tom — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:05:13 +0000

Year after year, the two remaining coal-fired power plants in Chicago emit 260,000 pounds of soot, more than 17,000 tons of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, and 200 pounds of mercury, according to data by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Today, a coalition of Chicagoans delivered a message to Mayor Rahm Emanuel asking him [...more]

Close Chicago’s Toxic Coal Plants!

Herr Tom — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:50:55 +0000

Little Village, Chicago – At 11:00am today, six activists with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), Rising Tide North America, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and the Backbone Campaign were arrested after climbing the fence to Midwest Generation’s controversial Crawford coal plant in Little Village. The activists unfurled a 7′ x 30′ banner atop a [...more]

Toxic Coal Plants Must Go!

Herr Tom — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:41:58 +0000

LVEJO, Rising Tide and RAN Chicago are calling for the closure of Chicago’s two toxic coal-fired power plants, the Crawford plant in Little Village and the Fisk plant in Pilsen, both owned by Midwest Generation. These two plants are Chicago’s largest sources of particulate air pollution. In the last three years alone, these plants combined [...more]

Calling for the closure of Chicago’s two toxic coal-fired power plants!

Herr Tom — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:39:21 +0000

Activists unfurled a 7′ x 30′ banner atop a 20 ft tall sprawling coal pile that feeds the plant

Herr Tom — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:26:57 +0000

Little Village, Chicago-At 11:00am today, six activists with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), Rising Tide North America, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and the Backbone Campaign were arrested after climbing the fence to Midwest Generation’s controversial Crawford coal plant in Little Village. The activists unfurled a 7′ x 30′ banner atop a 20 foot [...more]