The Truth about Coal
Did you know Chicago air pollution impacts your health?
- Chicago's Fisk and Crawford coal plants are facing multiple federal, state, and civil lawsuits for violating the Clean Air Act
- Chicagoans face the "highest risk in the nation for cancer, lung disease and other health problems" due to the toxic emissions these coal plants generate.
- These plants spew toxic emissions in the Pilsen and Little Village neighborhood, home to one of the nation's largest Latino communities.
- None of the energy generated by these coal plants is actually used by Chicagoans!
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