The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
April 14, 2020

Demolition of Chicago Power Plant Releases Plumes of Dust, Stoking Fears for Health of Residents
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In Chicago, residents of the predominantly Mexican and Latinx
neighborhood Little Village may file a lawsuit after a city-ordered
implosion at a closed power plant this weekend filled the entire
neighborhood with thick dust, as local officials try to combat the
coronavirus outbreak. The dust then settled on homes, vehicles and other
structures, with residents fearing this could worsen the health of
people with respiratory illnesses, including residents who may have
contracted coronavirus.


.