WHAT'S HAPPENING

A decade ago, the City of Chicago under the Emanuel administration dissolved its Department of Environment, leaving a broad range of environmental issues to be dealt with across scattered and, at times, understaffed city departments. 

Since the dissolution, we’ve seen a broad range of environmental justice & other environmental issues spring up only to be met with mismanagement. From the botched demolition of the Crawford Coal Plant on the Southwest side, to increasingly concentrated industry and warehousing in environmental justice communities, to a broken recycling system, the cracks left behind by the absence of a Department of Environment are still evident and widespread. 
 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

It’s long past time to reestablish Chicago’s Department of Environment. Take action now and tell Mayor Lightfoot and your Alderperson why we need a Department of Environment!