Make Polluters Pay: Toxic Tour / Industrial Will County
About this Event
Join the Make Polluters Pay Coalition on a bus tour of Will County's major industrial sites as we explore the impact they have had on our environment and on our communities. During our excursion, we will hear local community members talk about the history of each site, share perspectives on living, working, and playing in a large industrial corridor, and form an understanding of how industry has affected the health of the community & the environment around it.
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome / CITGO Refinery / Will County NRG / Air Quality Monitoring
Info: We will start our tour at the forest preserve next to Isle a la Cache in Romeoville. During this time, we will hear community members discuss the history of the CITGO refinery, the type of pollutants caused by the site, and their experiences living in the area. We will also hear about the local Air Quality Monitoring program that provides the surrounding community with means of understanding how clean their air is to breathe.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM
MPP Bus Tour: Industrial Will County
Info: After the presentation at the Isle a la Cache forest preserve, you are invited to join us on a bus tour to the following sites: (1) NRG Joliet Generating Station, (2) Lincoln Stone Quarry, (3) Joliet ExxonMobile Refinery, (4) Centerpoint Intermodal Center, & (5) the proposed site of the Joliet Technology Center (data center). As we drive, community members will discuss each site, the effect it has had on the community, and what needs to be done to ensure its future is a happy and healthy one. Note that, to ensure the safety of our participants, we will not be approaching or entering any of these sites. Once we visit the future site of the Joliet Technology Center, the bus will head back to Isle a la Cache.
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