In this report, we zoom in on Will County, Illinois, home to North America’s largest inland port, CenterPoint Logistics Park. CenterPoint makes Will County one of the most important logistics hubs in the country, drawing some of the richest companies in the world to the region to set up their warehouse, distribution, and fulfillment centers. Those companies are the culprit of heavy emissions, causing some of the worst air pollution in Cook, Kendall, Kane, DuPage, DeKalb, Lake, McHenry, Kankakee, Grundy, and Will County. Throughout this report, we share stories of truck drivers, warehouse workers, and those who call Will County home who recount their lived experiences with poor air quality and bad jobs in the warehouses. We find that the same opaque business models which allow the richest corporations in the world to treat their workers like they are expendable are the same structures that allow billionaire companies to skirt environmental regulations.
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