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Legacy of Industrial Abuse in Black, Latino Communities

How environmental activists across Illinois are fighting to protect their neighborhoods.

04/23/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices

Legacy of Industrial Abuse in Black, Latino Communities

Clip: 4/23/2022 | 10m 7sVideo has Closed Captions

How environmental activists across Illinois are fighting to protect their neighborhoods.

In Chicago, when it comes to industrial pollution it's often the Latino and Black communities who bear the brunt. Nowhere has that been more evident than Chicago’s Southeast Side. After a two-year battle, environmental justice advocates fought metal shredding company General Iron and succeeded when the city denied them a permit in their neighborhood.

04/23/2022 | Rating NR

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