Save Our Lake campaign

by Jenn K.

I hope more peope in the Chicagoland area are aware of this and help stop the pollution of our beautiful lake and water supply....The Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago announced plans for a petition drive on local beaches to save the lakefront from industrial sludge. The Park District and the City are urging concerned citizens to sign a petition to "Save Our Lake."In addition, the Park District is asking for volunteers to come out to the 14 locations along the City of Chicago's entire Lakefront this Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22 from 9am to 1pm to sign petitions and/or volunteer to get more signatures.BP's oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, located just three miles from the beaches of Illinois's Calumet Park has been granted a permit to dump 1,500 pounds of ammonia and 5,000 pounds of toxic sludge DAILY into Lake Michigan.For years, no other company has been allowed to increase dumping in the lake. It's essential - for the health of the lake as well as 3 million Illinoisans who drink its waters daily - that Indiana's Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency withdraw this permit immediately. On Saturday and Sunday, July 21 & 22 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., the Chicago Park District & City of Chicago will be staging a volunteer effort along the City of Chicago's entire Lakefront to "Save Our Lake." The following is a list of 14 locations that will be staging the volunteer effort to "Save Our Lake":
Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave.
Foster Avenue Beach, 5200 North and the lake
Montrose Beach, 4400 North and the lake
North Avenue Beach, 1603 N. Lake Shore Drive
Oak Street Beach, 1000 North and the lake
Navy Pier
Buckingham Fountain, Congress Parkway and Columbus Drive
Museum Campus (12th Street Beach)
31st Street Beach, 3100 South and the lake
57th Street/Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 South and the lake
63rd Street Beach, 6300 South and the lake
South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr.
Rainbow Beach, 3111 E. 77th St.
Calumet, 9801 S. Ave. GFor more information about how you can help "Save Our Lake" please call (312) 742-4775 or email at janis.taylor@chicagoparkdistrict.com.

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