A company that closed Chicago’s last two coal-fired generators insists there are no hazards on either site but some people who live near one aren’t convinced.
Neighborhood and environmental activists are celebrating as Chicago’s last two coal-fired electricity plants enter a three-month decommissioning phase. But the closings are leaving dozens of Midwest Generation workers without a job.
On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency will host a public hearing in Chicago. It'll focus on new proposed federal rules to curb dangerous air toxins, such as mercury and arsenic.
UPDATED: 4/27/2011 1:08 PMPicture a brand new coal-fired power plant adjacent to the Loop, black smoke from its stacks drifting right into the Chicago Board of Trade just three blocks north. If that sounds far-fetched, it is.
