Demonstrators cheer on word October public meeting on Sims Metal operating permit postponed until air quality data released from EPA
Residents protest against Sims Metal Management Oct. 8, 2022 in Chicago. Residents say there are long term health issues from the pollution from the metal plant.
“I want you to be very conscious what you’re breathing,” Rev. Emma Lozano, pastor of Lincoln United Methodist Church, said at the protest. “You smell that very, very strong odor ... it smells horrible.”The Oct. 19 public meeting with the Chicago Department of Public Health was set to hear community comments on Sims’ operating permit application.
Its postponement comes in the wake of significant pushback from the community. Both Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, and McNamara, sent requests to CDPH that the department wait for the air quality data. Kai Washington, 5, holds up a sign with fellow residents over protest of the alleged pollution from Sims Metal Management on Oct. 8, 2022 in Chicago.
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