February 2016

Toxic to Treasures

Our Toxics to Treasures tour is a 3 hour tour of the natural areas, restoration work and industrial sites found on the  Southeast side of Chicago.   Tour sites: OBrien Locks Hegewisch Marsh MWRD Property CID Landfills Land & Lakes Composting Harborside Golf Course Paxton Landfills Cluster sites Ford Supplier Park Indian Ridge Marshes Wolf Lake […]

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History

The Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF) was formed in 1989 by Marian Byrnes as a coalition of 30 grassroots organizations working together to oppose a garbage incinerator proposed for the former Wisconsin Steel site at 106th Street and Torrence Avenue. The organization continues to be vitally important in the perpetual struggles necessary to strike a balance between economic life, human welfare, and the

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Ban Petcoke

[vc_row type=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_gallery type=”flexslider_fade” interval=”5″ images=”1273,1261,1262,1271,1272,1268,1269,1238,1239,1256,1172″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke   Residents of the South East Side of Chicago who have come together to rid the neighborhood from the fugitive dust from Petcoke stored in their neighborhood. Petcoke: the fine dust produced as a byproduct of oil refining, currently sits in

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Jemez Principles

Meeting hosted by Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ), Jemez, New Mexico, Dec. 1996 Activists meet on Globalization On December 6-8, 1996, forty people of color and European-American representatives met in Jemez, New Mexico, for the “Working Group Meeting on Globalization and Trade.” The Jemez meeting was hosted by the Southwest Network for

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GEIC

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Green Economic Industrial Corridor (GEIC) Mission The mission of the Green Economic Industrial Corridor is to bring revitalization to the Calumet Region through redevelopment that addresses the past and ensures the future for its residents. This revitalization will provide job creation and business opportunities while improving the environmental health and safety of the region

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EJ Principles

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Southeast Chicago Environmental Justice Principles Greater Southeast Chicago has the potential to be a hub for post-industrial innovation and community based revival for a new industrial revolution that includes clean energy and green jobs. This document acts as a follow up to the Calumet Area Land Use Plan, Millennium Reserve Vision, and Calumet Area

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