Liuan Huska

Medio ambiente

State Board Halts Plan For Second Waste Station In West Chicago

The Illinois Pollution Control Board denied Lakeshore Recycling Systems' application to open a controversial waste station after failing to properly notify a nearby property owner.

Liuan Huskafebrero 8, 2024

Oscar Gomez for Borderless Magazine

Medio ambiente Política de inmigración

Heat Study: Chicago Temperatures Vary as Much as 22 Degrees Between Neighborhoods

The heat mapping study, dubbed Heat Watch Chicago, showed that neighborhoods on the city's South Side were the hottest and residents there were the most vulnerable to extreme weather.

Liuan Huskaenero 29, 2024

Efrain Soriano for Borderless Magazine

Medio ambiente

After decades of waiting, West Chicago’s Final Radiation Cleanup Begins

While newer residents unearth decades of contamination, some neighbors look forward to a planned public park at the former thorium factory.

Liuan Huskanoviembre 27, 2023

close image of Julieta Alcántar-García wearing a red top with shite flowers and blue accents

Michelle Kanaar/Revista sin fronteras

Medio ambiente Organización

The Growing Fight Over a Trash Station in West Chicago

Lack of transparency and concerns over environmental racism are fueling backlash to a waste transfer station in majority Latino West Chicago.

Liuan Huskamarzo 23, 2022

News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.

State Board Halts Plan For Second Waste Station In West Chicago

Heat Study: Chicago Temperatures Vary as Much as 22 Degrees Between Neighborhoods

After decades of waiting, West Chicago’s Final Radiation Cleanup Begins

The Growing Fight Over a Trash Station in West Chicago

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Liuan Huska

State Board Halts Plan For Second Waste Station In West Chicago

Heat Study: Chicago Temperatures Vary as Much as 22 Degrees Between Neighborhoods

After decades of waiting, West Chicago’s Final Radiation Cleanup Begins

FAQ: The Kerr-McGee Factory’s Radioactive Legacy in West Chicago

West Chicago está limpiando lo que queda de su contaminación nuclear. Los residentes expuestos a la radiación dicen que "esto no ha terminado".

The Growing Fight Over a Trash Station in West Chicago