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Matt Nesvet

@nesvet.bsky.social
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Matt Nesvet @nesvet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Collaborative science is the most impactful science. Our research team has worked closely for the last year with Ethos Chicago, Anne Holcomb, Karen Roothaan & other leaders & community leaders to empower SE Chicago's residents to find out what's in the soil and dust in their neighborhoods and homes.
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Matt Nesvet @nesvet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
“To those who say a billion-dollar development should have some benefit for the community, addressing environmental problems on the grounds of Quantum Shore without testing for or removing heavy metals and other toxins in surrounding neighborhoods does not answer these concerns,” Nesvet said.
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Matt Nesvet @nesvet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
"According to Nesvet, preliminary results show dangerous concentrations of lead, arsenic, chromium and manganese inside and outside the Quantum Shore project’s perimeter..." [including in neighborhoods & homes surrounding the site].
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Matt Nesvet @nesvet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Today's ChicagoTribune.com covers a study I've been working on w/ gabefilippelli.bsky.social (IUI Center for Urban Health), other researchers & SE Chi env justice groups. We used citizen science to find env toxins in & around a brownfield steel plant. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/c...
chicagotribune.com
Southeast Side residents push for benefits as Chicago quantum campus moves forward
Activists want a meet with the developer and state representatives to secure a community benefits agreement.
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