Environmental Justice

Cook County Receives U.S. EPA Brownfields Grant

The Cook County Department of Environmental Control has received a 2014 US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Assessment Grant.  Cook County,  along with seven municipal partners (Bellwood, Forest Park, Franklin Park, Melrose Park,…

READ MORE
Brownfields, Environmental Justice, Environment, Sustainability, Green Building
Pollution, Pollution Prevention, Air Quality, Emissions, Sustainability, Environment, Environmental Justice, Resources
Pollution, Air Quality, Emissions, Environment, Environmental Justice, Sustainability, Pollution Prevention
News, Environment, Environmental Justice, Sustainability, Emissions

Grant Helps Cook County Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In furtherance of the administration’s sustainability goals, Cook County’s Clean Diesel Program has been awarded $633,135 in grants to install pollution control equipment on some of its heavy-duty diesel vehicles, President Preckwinkle announced…

READ MORE
Environment, Environmental Justice, Emissions, Reduce, News, Pollution