WHO WE ARE

The purpose of Neighbors for Environmental Justice is to educate, advocate and organize with our community to accomplish environmental justice on the southwest side of Chicago.

We believe environmental justice cannot be separated from racial justice, and so we align and advocate to support the larger struggle for justice in all the forms it takes.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

Stop MAT Asphalt!

The sudden appearance in 2018 of a hot-mix asphalt plant across the street from McKinley Park is what first prompted Neighbors For Environmental Justice to get organized. We’re still fighting to close the plant, which has received numerous complaints and citations. Read about it! Get involved! And if you’re in the area while it smells bad, head on over to smellsbad.today to submit a report or file a complaint.

Chicago Environmental Justice Network (CEJN)

Environmental justice isn’t just an issue on the Southwest Side. We are working in coalition with Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, People for Community Recovery, Southeast Environmental Task Force Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke, and Blacks In Green to confront Chicago’s long pattern of environmental racism and fight for change. Every neighborhood deserves clean air and clean water.

GET INVOLVED

The first thing you can do is speak up. When it smells bad, report it (to us) and file a complaint (with the city/state) at smellsbad.today.

If you want to help with food distributions, environmental actions, community conversations, or other possible events, fill out our volunteer survey and let us know how you want to be involved.

We’re also on a bunch of different platforms, so you can follow and engage with us here, too:

Bluesky: @n4ej.org
Facebook: fb.com/N4EJchicago
Instagram: @n4ejchicago
Sign up for our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ig57i1

Oh, and of course you can always email us: info@n4ej.org