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It has been confirmed; the eagles have taken up residence in a nest at Whitford Pond near the proposed CPD Firing Range.  When the SETF and other conservation groups first appeared before the Metropolitan Water Reclamation Department in 2010, we asked that a four-season wildlife study be done of the property.  As residents, we were most familiar with the […]

SETF has been working with other organizations and groups in opposing the proposed CPD outdoor firing range for more than a year.  The Range, which is to be located at 134th and Jeffery Avenue, will be adjacent to two wetland ponds that are critical for migrating waterfowl and a Blue Heron rookery.  A firing range with 40 marksmen

Recently, SETF joined Alderman John Pope for a tour of Regency Electronics located at 116th and Burley Avenue.  Regency recycles electronic equipment and appliances, disassembling them into pieces that can be shredded or processed for recycling.  The company is under the umbrella of the larger Reserve Management Group that has another adjacent site that processes

Our members and friends spent a fun evening together last Monday as we celebrated another Holiday Potluck.  With more food than we had room for, no one left with an empty stomach or empty an hand. Many recipes were swaped and compliments exchanged. One of the culinary hits that night was Juan’s  mosticolli whose secret ingredient

Appended below is a sample “letter to the Editor” that can be cut and pasted. To: Editorial page editor of_____________________________________________ From: Name, Addressemail address= Your [email protected] Cell phone # ############Our time to move “Beyond Coal” January 6, 2012 Dear Editor, I am writing to encourage my neighbors and friends to stand up for clean, renewable energy

The Southeast Environmental Task Force will be opposing the proposed gun range that the City of Chicago plans to build at 134th and Jeffery Avenue in Hegewisch. The range will border Whitford and O’Brien Marsh ponds, which are important feeding grounds for the endangered Black Crowned Night Herons and other water fowl. This site was also

Tom Shepherd and I were interviewed Sunday morning about the Millennium Reserve on radio WCPT’s Mike Nowak Show.  To hear our conversation, go here: http://www.mikenowak.net/podcasts/?p=episode&name=2011-12-18_20111218_20111218_salazar_shepherd.mp3

Join us this Sunday for a viewing of “The Last Mountain” documentary.  Depicting Appalachia’s struggle against mountaintop removal mining, this film is both informative and thought provoking.  Robert Kennedy Jr. contributes his insight about the mining industry and the future of energy production.  Sunday, December 11, 20111:00 pm – 3:00 pmThe SETF office13300 Baltimore Ave. Call 773-646-0436

Scissors snipping, scraps flying and creative juices flowing, so went our ever popular “Holiday Crafting With Recyclables” workshop.  This year’s project included made over Altoid tins, Olde English Crackers, Christmas Card pendants, and Glittered Snowflake Ornaments.  NO project is too difficult, and even the uncraftiest of people enjoy this workhop.  The purpose of which is twofold: firstly, to demonstrate

On Saturday, November 19th, members of the Southeastside Environmental Justice Alliance rallied with residents and consumers against the proposed Coal Gasification Plant. The plant, which will cost 3 billion dollars plus to construct, will chemically process coal and pet coke into syngas, and produce tons of the greenhouse gas, CO2 that will have to be