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 …
Month: September 2023
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 …
PERRO is participating in El Paseo Harvest Festival
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.