"Chicago's Brighton Park Migrant Tent Site: Environmental Report Reveals Contaminants, City Deems it Safe"
TL;DR
The mayor's office in Chicago has released an 800-page environmental report on a potential migrant tent camp site in Brighton Park. The report reveals the presence of contaminants, including mercury and DEHP, a human carcinogen. The consultants hired by the city have removed and disposed of the mercury, while the contaminated soil will also be removed. The city claims that with these remediations, the site is safe for temporary residential use. The plan is to house approximately 1,500 people at the site, and construction has already begun.
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