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A cloud of dust spreads across the Little Village neighborhood

A cloud of dust spreads across the Little Village neighborhood after the Crawford Coal Plant smoke stack was imploded, Saturday, April 11, 2020.

Tyler LaRiviere

New analysis shows Chicago’s air pollution hot spots are near heavy-traffic areas

Chicago’s air quality is among the worst in the country, and the issue has been tied to the city’s dozens of industrial corridors. Data from a new network of sensors confirms that link, showing Chicagoans who live near heavy-traffic areas are breathing the most polluted air.

Reset learns more about the findings from a new joint investigation by WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and MuckRock. .

GUESTS: María Inés Zamudio, WBEZ Race, Class and Communities reporter

Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times environmental reporter

Dillon Bergin, investigative reporter at MuckRock

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