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Black in National Parks: How Black People & POC Are Underrepresented in the Outdoors

“The 21st was joined by the organizer of Black in National Parks Week and the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Administrator for the Illinois Environmental Council to hear more about Black people and people of color are underrepresented in the outdoor industry.

Guests:

Nicole Jackson, Organizer of Black in National Parks Week, Co-organizer of #BlackBirdersWeek, and Next Generation Advisory Council member of the National Parks Conservation Association

Tonisha Harris, Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Administrator for the Illinois Environmental Council”

Listen to the interview here.

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Massive Public Transit Win in Chicago Shows the Power of Grassroots Coalitions

The upcoming overhaul of the Chicago region’s transit system shows how potent organizing around public services can be.

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Army Corps resumes work at Brandon Road Project as invasive carp encroach on Illinois River

More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, part of a $1.15 billion project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes, the agency announced last week it would resume construction.

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Why are more elected officials calling for restrictions on data centers?

On Aug. 11, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order calling for a pause on data center construction and expansion in the city of Chicago.

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