Chicago Mayor Delays Permit for Polluting Facility in Disadvantaged Neighborhood

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By Climate NexusMay 10, 2021, 10:13 am183 pts
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot indefinitely delayed a permitting decision on the relocation of a highly polluting metal shredding and recycling facility after the U.S. EPA said doing so could violate the civil rights of Black and Latino people who live there. Research Management Group, which acquired the General…

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