While newer residents unearth decades of contamination, some neighbors look forward to a planned public park at the former thorium factory.
Liuan HuskaNovember 27, 2023
Throughout the Great Lakes region, archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing create a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.
Kari LydersenAugust 3, 2023
Amid environmental concerns, residents questioned the need for a second waste station in their community and wanted to know what measures will be taken to mitigate increased pollution.
Diane Bou KhalilJanuary 26, 2023
Chicago has experienced more frequent and severe storms in recent decades, putting immigrants and low income Chicagoans living in basement units at increased risk of flooding.
Siri ChilukuriDecember 20, 2022
West Chicago residents are concerned about the environmental impact of Lakeshore Recycling Systems’ proposed waste transfer station, half a mile from an existing station.
Diane Bou KhalilSeptember 22, 2022
We answer your questions about thorium and health hazards related to the Rare Earths Facility.
Liuan HuskaJuly 12, 2022
A local factory was once the largest producer of thorium in the world. This fall, the “radioactive capital of the Midwest” is doing one last cleanup.
Liuan HuskaJuly 12, 2022
Lack of transparency and concerns over environmental racism are fueling backlash to a waste transfer station in majority Latino West Chicago.
Liuan HuskaMarch 23, 2022
The Chicago artists and educators behind the “small is all" program talk about what grounds them in the city.
Nissa RheeDecember 1, 2021
Meet the youth behind the campaign against General Iron and the makers of our new comic book, “Reclaiming the Sacrifice Zone.”
Borderless Magazine StaffJune 8, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and pricey new water permits have challenged the eight-year-old Global Garden Refugee Training Farm on Chicago’s North Side.
Chelsea VerstegenSeptember 3, 2020
