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On Chicago’s South Side, Neighbors Fight to Keep Lake Michigan at Bay

Residents dogged by frequent flooding have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.

By Siri Chilukuri, Grist

Jera Slaughter

Naomi Davis, an advocate with BlackChicago Water Council, a program of Blacks in Green, sits in the Green Living Room, the Headquarters for Blacks in Green located in the Woodlawn neighborhood, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Credit: Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

On Chicago’s South Side, Naomi Davis Planted the Seeds of Green Solutions to Help Black Communities

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times and Aydali Campa, Inside Climate News

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