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Environmental justice advocates press council to cite environmental equity investigation in the comprehensive plan
Summary
Representatives of the Evanston Environmental Justice Coalition urged the council to incorporate the city-funded Environmental Equity Investigation (EEI) into the draft comprehensive plan, citing detailed neighborhood-level findings on tree canopy, air pollution and flooding.
The Evanston Environmental Justice Coalition and partner organizations urged the City Council on July 21 to reference the city-funded Environmental Equity Investigation (EEI) in the Envision Evanston comprehensive plan.
Jack Jordan, executive director of Climate Action Evanston, said the EEI—funded by the city after a 2020 environmental-justice resolution and presented…
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