City Clampdown on Coal Plant Demo ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Clip: 4/13/2020 | 4m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
We speak with Kim Wasserman of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization.
Chicago is investigating the demolition of a former coal plant in Little Village following an uproar over the smokestack’s implosion, which sent a plume of fine powder all over the neighborhood. We speak with Kim Wasserman, director of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization.
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City Clampdown on Coal Plant Demo ‘Too Little, Too Late’
Clip: 4/13/2020 | 4m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago is investigating the demolition of a former coal plant in Little Village following an uproar over the smokestack’s implosion, which sent a plume of fine powder all over the neighborhood. We speak with Kim Wasserman, director of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization.
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