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"Civil Rights Complaint Filed Over Chicago Plant Relocation"

"Community leaders on the southeast side of Chicago have filed a civil rights complaint accusing the city of pushing heavy industry into Black and Latino communities while enabling luxury developments in wealthy parts of the city.

The Fair Housing Act complaint with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development centers on the Chicago City Council and Mayor Lori Lightfoot's recent approval of moving a recycling facility from the city's wealthy Lincoln Park neighborhood to southeastern Chicago.

Source: E&E News, 08/14/2020

"Trump Exiting Paris Accord Will Harm US Economy – LSE Research"

"Withdrawing from the Paris agreement does not make economic sense for the US, a group of economists has argued, as the cost of clean energy has fallen since the agreement was signed in 2015, while the risks of climate catastrophe have increased."

Source: Guardian, 08/14/2020

After Decades, Landmark NYC Watershed Protection Plan Is Working

"A groundbreaking, multibillion-dollar watershed protection plan launched more than two decades ago by New York City and rural partners sufficiently protects the city’s drinking water supply from contamination, according to the findings of an expert panel."

Source: Circle of Blue, 08/13/2020

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