Aydali Campa

1 week ago | borderlessmag.org | Aydali Campa |Max Herman

Certain applicants seeking a zoning permit for heavy industrial land uses would also be required to host meetings in the ward of the site’s location to educate the community on the proposed project. City officials drafted the proposal after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found the city’s zoning and land use policies environmentally discriminatory against people of color. The investigation showed that these policies pushed polluting industries into the South and West Sides.

3 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Aydali Campa

CHICAGO — Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) officials said the agency is facing capacity issues to carry out more inspections during a Wednesday hearing before the City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy. The meeting came as environmental groups sought answers regarding the department’s plans to install 140 air pollution sensors, the department’s capacity and its commitment to collaborate with environmental community groups in heavily polluted areas.

3 weeks ago | borderlessmag.org | Aydali Campa

During the hearing, the department also announced a timeline for a stalled air monitoring program. The installation will happen in the summer and will be followed by the launch of a publicly available dashboard with data collected from the new sensors. The hearing followed a gathering at City Hall where some environmental advocates demanded the city release the “Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance” for community review before it was introduced and put before a vote.

4 weeks ago | borderlessmag.org | Aydali Campa

CDPH is the city’s primary environmental regulator, but some enforcement responsibilities are expected to be transferred to the recently formed Department of the Environment. The city’s public health department issues operating permits, conducts inspections and issues citations for environmental ordinance violations.

1 month ago | borderlessmag.org | Aydali Campa

¿Voy a exponerme consultando a un abogado? La respuesta corta es no. Espinoza afirma que los abogados cualificados deberían poder mantener en privado la situación de inmigración y otros datos. Un contrato entre un cliente y el abogado es un acuerdo confidencial, por lo que los clientes no se expondrían al buscar asesoramiento jurídico, dijo.