The Chicago Department of Public Health denied General Iron's permit application to operate a scrap metal recycling facility on the city's Southeast Side.
"It is clear that the lessons that we should've learned in the last year and a half have not been taken to heart by Dr. Arwady and Mayor Lightfoot. It is because of exclusionary, undemocratic processes like this, where for years the city greenlights pollution and garbage in Black and Brown neighborhoods and working class neighborhoods, that got us to where we are in our pandemic-related health inequities," said Joanna Tess from Collaborative for Health Equity Cook County.
Residents said they were concerned the scrap-metal operations would further increase pollutants in the air. A spokesperson for Mayor Lori Lightfoot released the following statement following the denial of the permit. "Mayor Lightfoot is committed to making Chicago a more equitable, resilient and sustainable city. The denial of the RMG/Southside Recycling permit is a result of Chicago Department of Public Health’s thoughtful, data-driven and rigorous Health Impact Assessment which included extensive community input and engagement, and careful evaluation of the company’s past and potential future ability to comply with the City’s regulation standards.
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