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February, 2012
Three years ago, The Chicago Reporter took a look at HIV/AIDS funding in the state’s African-American community. What we uncovered was a disjointed network, with activists fighting for their share of the money pie and organizations spending big bucks on prevention and advocacy programs while infection rates in the community continued to rise.While there is no doubt that there are dedicated...
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January, 2010
At National Railway Equipment Company in south suburban Dixmoor, an old yellow locomotive wheezes into action. The noise makes conversation nearly impossible, and thick plumes of diesel exhaust permeate the air. Thousands of locomotives like this pull millions of tons of freight across the country each day, and in the process cause thousands of premature deaths and myriad other health problems,...
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January, 2010
Air pollution might be the last thing on busy commuters' minds as they wait for trains to pull into Union Station. But inside Union Station, on the platform and even inside the train, people are exposed to particulate matter at levels far exceeding what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe, according to testing done by the Clean Air Task Force commissioned by Respiratory Health...
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January, 2010
We appreciate your taking the time to emphasize several of the points emphasized in your story and giving us the opportunity to comment further.
Without commenting specifically on the findings of the California Air Resources Board studies, we would note that those studies are very fact specific, particularly with regard to the size and scope of the rail and other operations at the specific...
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January, 2010
First, it should be noted that [Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway] and other railroads entered into a voluntary agreement with [the California Air Resources Board] in 1998 to significantly reduce emissions in California. This agreement has evolved and produced real results as a result of a progressive partnership between California and BNSF and included our cooperation with the [Health Risk...
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January, 2010
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January, 2010
Una vigorizante tarde de noviembre, un juego informal de basquetbol y softbol están en marcha en Hawthorne Community Park en Cicero. Cerca, una niña joven juega en un jardín, persiguiendo a un Border Collie con un rastrillo de plástico. Los sonidos de risa y deportes son subrayados por un ruido sordo constante, marcado por pitos fuertes y jadeos mecánicos. Estos son los sonidos de Cicero...
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January, 2010
The Chicago Reporter examined particulate matter emissions and their potential effects at the Chicago area's 15 biggest "intermodal" rail yards–"where goods are transferred between trains and trucks–"by analyzing statistics from two studies. The data on "lifts"–"the measure of how many times a cargo container is moved–"in 2006 were obtained from a report by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for...
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January, 2010
Download a briefing sheet of this issue [PDF] On a crisp late afternoon in November, pickup basketball and a softball game are going strong in Cicero's Hawthorne Community Park. Nearby, a young girl plays in a yard, chasing a border collie with a plastic rake. The sounds of laughter and sports are underscored by a steady rumble, punctuated by loud honks and mechanical gasps. These are the...
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