Strawboss Chicago Mayor in Talks w/Feds Over Forced City Reforms in Environmental Racism Probe. Pollution, Storage and Waste from Factories and Plants in Latino/Black Areas Impacting Residents Health
/From [HERE] Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration is negotiating with President Joe Biden’s housing officials over potential city reforms after federal investigators accused Chicago of environmental racist zoning and land-use practices.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has held off on making an official declaration of next steps in an almost two-year civil rights investigation. The agency could force the city to make significant and permanent changes to its planning processes or risk losing millions in federal dollars.
After Lightfoot just months ago appeared to be bracing for a fight, HUD said Thursday that the two sides are now in discussions.
“The department seeks to obtain voluntary resolution of matters throughout the course of an investigation and has paused enforcement processes to advance negotiations,” HUD said in a written statement. [MORE]