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Rahm Emanuel’s Commitment to Lowering Emissions Falls Short of Addressing Pollution Hotspots Across the City of Chicago.

For Immediate Release: December 1, 2017 Contact: Nancy Meza, 773.557.3561, nmeza@lvejo.org Lilian Molina, 773.600.4728, lmolina@lvejo.org LITTLE VILLAGE, CHICAGO, IL – Mayor Rahm Emanuel along with various municipal leaders from across the Country, Canada and Mexico are gathering to articulate commitments to the Paris Agreement. Although this is a great step in the right direction, environmental […]

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Presentan plan para descontaminar un canal en el barrio La Villita

Sus aguas, que llevan estancadas por lo menos 75 años, contienen hidrocarburos y otros componentes químicos que pueden provocar cáncer. Se construirá una cerca que obstruya el acceso a la zona, señalamientos preventivos en inglés y en español y, sobre todo, se trabajará para eliminar el fuerte olor.

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LVEJO statement on passage of Future Energy Jobs Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2016 LVEJO statement on passage of Future Energy Jobs Bill Contact: Juliana Pino – jpino@lvejo.org, Phone number: 312-344-3143 SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) is pleased to announce the passage of the Future Energy Jobs Bill after years of education, hard-fought negotiation, and collaboration through the […]

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