Last April, we added environmental *inspections* data for Chicago addresses, and we promised that the *permits* data would be added within a week. The goal was to help environmental justice organizations and residents understand what point source air pollution they could expect in their neighborhood.
Additionally, adding the environmental data was a response to the disastrous implosion of the smoke stack at the former Crawford generating station so that people could be alerted through the Address Snapshot notifications.
Looking up environmental inspections and environmental permits is a two-step process:
- First, look up an Address Snapshot by searching for any address or PIN in Chicago.
- Then, scroll down and click on "Environmental Snapshot". A new tab will open where you can see environmental-oriented data about and around the location you looked up.
