The Illinois Environmental Justice Act is a step in breaking down racist practices that have put communities of color at a disadvantage for decades. By increasing community participation and transparency in the industrial permitting process, the act ensures that government agencies take an honest look at the existing pollution in a community before allowing any more industry to pile on. This will bring much-needed equity to a process that has too long put vulnerable communities at risk.

The City of Chicago does not enforce environmental laws in any way that could seriously disrupt the operation of businesses that violate them.

Members of CEJN recently attended a Mayoral Candidate Forum organized by the People's Unity Platform. Here we republish the speech by Alfredo Romo of Neighbors for Environmental Justice

Chicago has a drinking water crisis. We have almost 400,000 lead service lines in our city, the most out of any major city in the nation.

Gina Ramirez reflects on the Stop General Iron victory, and looks ahead at the future for Environmental Justice in Chicago's Southeast Side.

Neighbors For Environmental Justice (N4EJ) formed in 2018 as a reaction to a newly constructed asphalt plant operating in McKinley Park without community input or knowledge.