Controversy Over Permit for Facility on Southeast Side
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Pushback on a controversial metal scrapping plant looking to operate on the South Side.
The city is getting closer to a decision on allowing a scrap metal recycling plant to operate on the heavily industrial Southeast Side. It's prompted federal EPA and civil rights investigations and activism from local residents who say their neighborhood cannot withstand the pollution they believe the new facility by Southside Recycling will bring.
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Controversy Over Permit for Facility on Southeast Side
Clip: 12/8/2021 | 10m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
The city is getting closer to a decision on allowing a scrap metal recycling plant to operate on the heavily industrial Southeast Side. It's prompted federal EPA and civil rights investigations and activism from local residents who say their neighborhood cannot withstand the pollution they believe the new facility by Southside Recycling will bring.
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