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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 …

The little data that has been released shows that harmful metal particles are being released into the air. Sims Metals has recently sent out another mailer to Pilsen residents claiming that the results from the air monitoring are positive. PERRO begs to differ. In the first place the only data that has been publicly released is for December, January and …

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 …

September 30, 2023, PERRO is co-hosting a community resource table with Chicago Safe Soils and EPA Region 5 at the El Paseo Harvest Festival. We will have resources on healthy soil and soil testing.