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Hazel Johnson on Pollution on Chicago's Southeast Side

The "mother of environmental justice" discusses pollution in her Chicago community.

Aired 02/21/2020

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Hazel Johnson on Pollution on Chicago's Southeast Side

Clip | 2m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

The "mother of environmental justice" discusses pollution in her Chicago community.

Hazel Johnson, the "mother of environmental justice" discusses pollution, industrial waste, and its adverse public health effects on her community on the Southeast Side of Chicago, in a 1990 town hall episode of WTTW's Chicago Matters.

Aired 02/21/2020

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