From the clock’s creators to college students to scientists, the viral Climate Week installation in Union Square has been met with a mix of enthusiasm and wariness. In Our Nature’s Jordan Hickey has the story.
On Monday, September 14, the Evanston City Council voted 8-0 in favor of adopting an environmental justice resolution. The resolution acknowledges the disproportionate effects of environmental issues on communities of color in the Evanston area, and outlines actions to correct these injustices. Read more about the process this resolution went through to get adopted here.
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Read how different environmental groups are showing a shift from the environmental movement of decades past, conservation focused and with a racist history, towards environmental justice and making the environmental movement more inclusive. This shift is reflected in the support environmental groups are showing for the Black Lives matter movement, a few of which have statements quoted in this piece.
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Ambrelyn Rodriguez, a resident of the 10th ward of Chicago, says people often have no idea where that is. However, the nearly 70 industries that surround this community and use it as a dumping ground for harmful pollutants know exactly where the 10th ward is.
Bella Wilkes shares insight into the environmental justice struggles of “the forgotten 10th ward.”
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