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Jesus J. Montero of the Cicero Independiente

Medio ambiente Salud

What Cicero and Stickney Residents Need to Know About the Koppers Coal Tar Plant

Over the past decade, the Koppers coal tar plant, situated on the border of the town of Cicero and the village of Stickney, has been flagged for more than 50 violations of state environmental laws.

Dillon Bergin, Jorge Martinez, Glenda Valdes y Derek Kravitzfebrero 13, 2024

Jesus J. Montero of the Cicero Independiente

Medio ambiente Salud Investigación

Koppers disputes most recent environmental violations but plant records reveal two decades of run-ins with Illinois EPA

After the Illinois EPA sent them a lengthy violations notice last fall, Koppers executives began selling stock at an unprecedented rate. After MuckRock and the Cicero Independiente reported on those violations, the publicly-traded company hired a crisis communications firm to meet with elected officials and manage the community fallout.

Dillon Bergin, Jorge Martinez, Glenda Valdes y Derek Kravitzfebrero 13, 2024

Michelle Kanaar/Revista sin fronteras

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

Jonathan Aguilar/Revista sin fronteras

Medio ambiente Política de inmigración

We’re Growing! Borderless Wins Report For America Support To Expand Team

The Report for America corps member will cover the intersection of immigration and the environment.

Mauricio Peñaenero 11, 2024

Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Medio ambiente Política de inmigración

Hundreds Of Migrants Sleeping In CTA Buses As City Braces For Winter Storm

More than 10 times the number of migrants were temporarily staying overnight at the city’s landing zone Monday compared to a week ago.

Madison Savedra y Colin Boyleenero 9, 2024

Efrain Soriano for Borderless Magazine

Medio ambiente Salud

Cicero Residents Reeling From Summer Floods Blame City’s Poor Communication

As Cicero recovers from historic summer floods, some residents believe the city fell short in communicating support and resources for the town’s majority immigrant population.

Maia McDonaldenero 8, 2024

Sebastián Hidalgo for Borderless Magazine

Educación Medio ambiente

What Borderless Is Watching on the Immigration Beat in 2024

Chicago struggles with housing for migrants, environmental racism and more stories we will be following in the new year.

Mauricio Peñaenero 2, 2024

Mauricio Peña/Borderless Magazine

Medio ambiente Salud Política de inmigración

5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Ill At Chicago’s Largest Migrant Shelter

The death of the boy comes just days after a Borderless investigation found inhumane living conditions at the shelter in Pilsen.

Mauricio Peñadiciembre 18, 2023

Mauricio Peña/Borderless Magazine

Medio ambiente Salud Política de inmigración

Investigation: Migrants Describe Inhumane Conditions at Chicago’s Largest Shelter

Just days after Illinois Gov. Pritzker shut down a proposed shelter due to health concerns, Venezuelan migrants living in the Pilsen shelter say they are being treated “like dogs.’’

Mauricio Peña, Katrina Pham y Nissa Rheediciembre 14, 2023

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

Photo courtesy of Center for Neighborhood Technology, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Medio ambiente Salud

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region

Throughout the Great Lakes region, archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing create a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.

Kari Lydersenagosto 3, 2023

a woman with a bucket while water and objects (teddy bear, photos, lamp, pciture frame, blanket, chair) swirl around her

Illustration by Jennifer Chavez for Borderless Magazine

Medio ambiente Salud

As Flooding Increases, Chicago Looks to Make Basement Housing Safer

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 Chilukuridiciembre 20, 2022

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

Chicago Park District students watch birds at the Big Marsh Park in Chicago as part of "small is all," a program that brings together art and the environment

Photo by Irina Zadov

Arte y cultura Educación Medio ambiente

Art and Environment Meet in New Curriculum

The Chicago artists and educators behind the “small is all" program talk about what grounds them in the city.

Nissa Rheediciembre 1, 2021

Illustration by Mike Centeno

Medio ambiente Mi barrio me respalda Visuales

Meet the Youth Behind the General Iron Campaign

Meet the youth behind the campaign against General Iron and the makers of our new comic book, “Reclaiming the Sacrifice Zone.”

Personal de Borderless Magazinejunio 8, 2021

environmental, justice, immigrants, Chicago, youth, racism, Southeast, General, Iron, jobs, clean, health, comic

Medio ambiente Mi barrio me respalda Organización Selección del personal Visuales

Recuperar la zona de sacrificio

Campaña juvenil por la justicia medioambiental en la zona sureste.

María Maynez6 de mayo de 2021

Michelle Kanaar/Revista sin fronteras

Arte y cultura Medio ambiente Trabajo

Urban farm provides sense of community for refugees during COVID

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 Verstegenseptiembre 3, 2020

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

Medio ambiente

What Cicero and Stickney Residents Need to Know About the Koppers Coal Tar Plant

Koppers disputes most recent environmental violations but plant records reveal two decades of run-ins with Illinois EPA

State Board Halts Plan For Second Waste Station In West Chicago

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

We’re Growing! Borderless Wins Report For America Support To Expand Team

Hundreds Of Migrants Sleeping In CTA Buses As City Braces For Winter Storm

Cicero Residents Reeling From Summer Floods Blame City’s Poor Communication

What Borderless Is Watching on the Immigration Beat in 2024

5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Ill At Chicago’s Largest Migrant Shelter

Investigation: Migrants Describe Inhumane Conditions at Chicago’s Largest Shelter

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

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region

As Flooding Increases, Chicago Looks to Make Basement Housing Safer

The Growing Fight Over a Trash Station in West Chicago

Art and Environment Meet in New Curriculum

Meet the Youth Behind the General Iron Campaign

Recuperar la zona de sacrificio

Urban farm provides sense of community for refugees during COVID

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