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Diesel pollution in Chicago is hurting people’s health and the environment

The shadow of the Willis Tower, left, falls on Lake Michigan and passing storm clouds as the setting sun lights up the Chicago skyline as seen from the Willis Tower, Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Shafkat Anowar

Diesel pollution in Chicago is hurting people’s health and the environment

Chicago ranks third in the nation in deaths and health costs related to diesel pollution, according to a new analysis by the Clean Air Task Force.

Reset digs into the findings of the report and checks in with environmental advocates for their thoughts on how the city and state can address the issue.

GUESTS: Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune reporter 

Kim Wasserman, executive director of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Brian Urbaszewski, director of environmental health at Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago

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