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 […]
[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
OUR POWER PLAN THE CLEAN POWER PLAN On August 3, 2015 President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Power Plan (CPP) to reduce power plant carbon emissions 32% by 2030 (from 2005 levels). The administration billed it as “an historic step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes
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
[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
[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
Guest commentary: Rhea Suh, Director of Natural Resources Defense Council The Southeast Environmental Task Force is grateful for its association with the NRDC, and for all they have done to help on the southeast side of Chicago. Rhea Suh’s Blog Posted November 18, 2015 Community activists are leading a shift from
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Peggy Salazar, Director of the SETF showing the Petcoke dust collecting on the homes in the Wolf Park neighborhood. Link to article: Lawmakers Want Feds To Do Petcoke Impact Study
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Guest Editorial: The United States Government Leads in Crimes Against the Planet: Obama Approves 30 Million Acres for Drilling World Can’t Wait, Bay Area | May 29, 2015 “For a leader who has made fighting climate change a priority, President Barack Obama’s decision to approve Royal Dutch Shell’s return to oil and gas exploration off
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