Unprecedented Rain Highlights Deep Inequities in Centreville
The record-breaking flooding felt across the Metro St. Louis region in July 2022 has been the reality for many in Centreville, Illinois for decades. Immediate a...
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One Year Later and Still Waiting for Change
In Centreville, Illinois, a majority-Black community has been left waiting for change....
Pritzker, Lightfoot: Stop Passing the Buck on Enviro Justice
On June 25, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (“IEPA”) granted an air permit that will enable the relocation of a notorious metal shredding opera...
New Map Shows Chicago Needs Environmental Justice Reforms
New map by NRDC shows Chicago's Southwest and Southeast side communities bear the heaviest cumulative burdens from environmental pollution, calling for land use...
What’s the Problem with a Facility that "Recycles" Cars?
General Iron’s facility is not just recycling the neighborhood’s aluminum cans, they are ripping apart cars that release extremely dangerous materials and p...
NRDC Fights Another Pruitt Rollback of Smog & Methane Curbs
In yet another step to dismantle critical protections for our air and climate, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has proposed to withdraw the EPA’s guideline for...