May 22 2024 SIMS public comments deadline.

May 22 2024 SIMS public comments deadline.All written public comments should be submitted to envcomments@cityofchicago.org by May 22, 2024. On April 4, 2024, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) granted an air pollution control (APC) permit to Sims Metal Management (Sims) for installation of air pollution control devices. The APC permit supports the implementation of Sims’s agreed interim order with the Office of the Illinois …

New data: SIMS metal shredder adds to Pilsen air pollution!

Data released by the USEPA on the SIMS monitoring system for the period October 2022 through May 2023 document that the SIMS metal shredder consistently increases air pollution in the community. By comparing data from the multiple sensors, we can see that the shredder is a source of harmful PM10 pollution and for the hazardous metal manganese on days of …

Does a “Good Neighbor” put poison in our air?

Sims Metal is putting unknown quantities of toxic materials in the air of Pilsen. Sims Metal recently sent fancy mailings to everyone in Pilsen claiming to have been a good neighbor for 30 years. However, there are facts that put this claim in doubt. Sims metal buys scrap metal and shreds it into tiny pieces. This process inevitably puts tiny …