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Cook County adopts environmental justice framework after multi‑year public engagement
Cook County Board of Commissioners · January 15, 2026
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Summary
The Board received and filed the Department of Environment and Sustainability’s environmental justice policy framework, citing three years of development, more than 1,200 community participants and a new community compensation policy to support engagement.
Cook County commissioners voted to receive and file the Department of Environment and Sustainability's environmental justice policy framework after multiple commissioners described a collaborative, multi‑year process that included broad community engagement.
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