Michigan
Stop this tower of toxic waste on shores of Lake Michigan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to construct a 25-foot-high toxic waste dump on the Southeast Side, reneging on a deal struck 40 years ago to restore the site to parkland.
In 1982, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation allowing for the conveyance of property along Lake Michigan on Chicago’s Southeast Side to the Chicago Park District in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the tr... [6192 chars]