Mayor Lightfoot denies permit to Southeast Side scrap shredder; company vows to fight on, saying process ‘hijacked’ by ‘false narratives’

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Mayor Lightfoot denies permit to controversial Southeast Side scrap shredder

to pollution than the wealthy, largely white North Side neighborhoods where the company operated the now-defunct General Iron shredder.

“Fighting for racial justice also means committing to building voice and power in the public health system of those who may be most burdened by city decisions in every step,” Giles wrote in aUnderlying the shredder dispute are zoning ordinances intended to encourage and protect industry in certain parts of Chicago.

 

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