Cumulative Impacts Ordinance

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Trump Admin Yet Again Rolls Out Red Carpet for Polluters, Environmentalists Respond

Chicago’s south and west sides continue to shoulder the burden of cumulative pollution CHICAGO — On Wednesday, President Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it is dropping two cases in Chicago that spurred a civil rights agreement with the city to monitor and reform discriminatory zoning and land-use practices on the south and […]

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City of Chicago and Environmental Justice Advocates Rally Support for Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance

CHICAGO – The City of Chicago and environmental justice advocates today announced and rallied support for the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance (O2025-0016697), which was then introduced in Chicago City Council. The ordinance ensures zoning requirements consider cumulative health impacts so that new pollution sources don’t further exacerbate toxic industrial pollution. “The Hazel Johnson Cumulative

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