Activists on Thursday urged both mayoral candidates to talk more about the “environmental violence” the Southwest Side has experienced and called on whoever wins the race to take action against air pollution in the area.
“We have 10 times the amount of pollution here on the South Side than anywhere else in the city,” Southwest Environmental Alliance Chairperson Theresa Reyes said at a rally outside MAT Asphalt at 2055 W. Pershing Road. “The pollution isn’t distributed evenly across the city. Where is it? Here. That ain’t right.”
