Flooding hits parts of Midwest
May 19, 2020
EDENVILLE, Mich. (AP) — People living along two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a river were evacuated Tuesday following several days of heavy rain that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area. Two Midland-area schools were opened for evacuees and more than 50 roads have been closed....
La Villita alega racismo ambiental después de la demolición de una planta de carbón
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
May 1, 2020
Los residentes de La Villita dicen que están experimentando racismo ambiental luego de una demolición de una planta de carbón local. Edith Tovar, un residente permanente y organizador de la comunidad en la Organización de Justicia Ambiental de La Villita , dijo que la raza está jugando un papel importante en la injusticia que enfrenta...
Little Village alleges environmental racism after coal plant demolition
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
May 1, 2020
Little Village residents are reportedly experiencing environmental racism following the demolition of a local coal plant. Edith Tovar, a lifelong Little Village resident and community organizer at the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, said race is playing a significant role in the injustice communities of color are...
McKinley Park residents fighting for clean air try to block controversial asphalt plant on Chicago’s Southwest Side
Lauren Paris, Hector Cervantes, Francesca Mathewes, and Patsy Newitt
March 1, 2020
Robert Beedle moved to McKinley Park in 2015, looking to settle down with his wife in a family-friendly, tight-knit community on Chicago’s Southwest Side. The neighborhood seemed like a perfect fit until an aroma he described as mimicking gasoline mixed with burnt pavement started filling the ai...
Changing climate, changing Chicago
Ella Lee, Focus Editor
April 22, 2019
Climate change is not widely discussed in Chicago. Given our central location in America and access to fresh water, the threats we face are not as apparent as the ones that face coastal cities like Boston or Los Angeles. Our incoming city government will set the precedent for how Chicago takes on clim...
