• Alex Nitkin
    OCT 06, 2020
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    Industrial polluters to face new checks under ordinance set for approval Tuesday

    Developers would have to clear extra regulatory hurdles before embarking on some industrial projects under an ordinance set for approval by a City Council committee on Tuesday.


    A proposal touted by Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a way to bring “environmental equity and justice” to polluted neighborhoods by adding new checks on industrial development is set for consideration by aldermen on Tuesday, setting it up for final approval this week.
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