Environmental Issues in Chicago's Little Village & Pilsen Neighborhoods
EPA staff has been coordinating with residents, community organizations, and representatives from the city. State and federal agencies to monitor and enforce air quality standards, oversee remediation projects, conduct site assessments, and establish and implement appropriate cleanup plans.
Active Projects
Air
- Sims Metal Management Midwest, Inc. (a.k.a Sims)
- H. Kramer and Co.
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Air Monitoring at Perez Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood
Superfund
- Peoples Gas 22nd Street Station (former manufactured gas plant)
- Peoples Gas Crawford Station (former manufactured gas plant)
Water
Completed Projects
- Celotex Superfund Site
- Crawford Power Plant Demolition
- East Pilsen Area Soils Site
- Heart of Chicago Area Soils Site
- Loewenthal Metals
- Midwest Generation Crawford Generating Station
- Midwest Generation Fisk Generating Station
- Pilsen Area Soil Site
- Sangamon Right of Way
Completed Projects in Chicago's Little Village & Pilsen Neighborhoods
Contact Information
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator Heriberto León (leon.heriberto@epa.gov) 312-886-6163 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66163
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