Cook County adopts environmental justice framework after multi‑year public engagement

Jan 15, 2026

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.

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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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