Program Overview
Ken Davis is joined by Tribune investigative reporter Michael Hawthorne for a discussion about environmental issues in Chicago. They discuss recent efforts to regulate the storage of manganese in Chicago, and the recognition that, despite its ability to hold almost five billion gallons of storm-water, the Deep Tunnel and McCook Reservoir can be filled to capacity in a few hours after a two-inch rainfall. Hawthorne also reviews recent developments with Foxconn in Wisconsin, and its success in connecting to Lake Michigan water despite being technically outside the eligible boundaries – and the elevation of Wisconsin’s former Department of Natural Resources head Cathy Stepp to Director of the Great Lakes region of the EPA here in Chicago. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).