Coal Plants
Little Village Mother Wins Environmental Prize
A Chicago mother from the Southwest Side is being honored today with the Goldman Environmental Prize for North America for her fight to clean-up the air in and around the Little Village neighborhood.
Emanuel Unveils Plans To Redevelop Sites Of Coal Plants, Old Asphalt Factory
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Saturday unveiled plans to redevelop three old industrial sites on the Southwest Side – including the two infamous coal plants that closed last month.
End Of Era: Chicago Coal Plants Shutting Down
An era is ending in Chicago: The last two coal-fired generating plants are in the process of shutting down over the next few weeks.
Chicago’s Last 2 Coal Plants To Shut Down Early
Chicago’s last coal-fired power plants will close earlier than expected.
Greenpeace Activists Arrested After Climbing Down Pilsen Smokestack
Eight protesters who spent more than 24 hours on a perch on a power plant smokestack on the city’s Near West Side were arrested as soon as they came down Wednesday morning in bad weather.
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