The Woman Who Helped Close Two Chicago Coal Plants | Waves of Change | Great Lakes Now 

Meet Kim Wasserman, executive director of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. Wasserman played a major role in a years long campaign to close two Chicago coal plants that were negatively impacting residents’ health. In 2013, Wasserman was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work.
Produced and Narrated by
Anna Sysling
Written by
Adam Fox-Long
Edited by
Bill Allesee
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Goldman Environmental Prize
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