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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto, having served the 
3community of Little Village, the City of
Chicago, and the State 
4of Illinois, was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for 
5North America on
April 15, 2013; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Goldman Environmental Prize, established in 
71989, is an honor given annually to
grassroots activists around 
8the world who demonstrate courage and commitment to protect the 
9natural
environment; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto is the first Illinois 
11recipient of the Global Environmental Prize in the history of 
12the award; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto worked for over a decade 
14to retire the Fisk and Crawford coal-fired power plants and 
15bring environmental justice to her community; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto, a life-long resident of 
17the southwest side of Chicago, began her community activism 
18when her son Anthony had his first asthma attack; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto served as a community 
20organizer for the Little Village Environmental Justice 
 
 
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1Organization, educating her fellow community members about the 
2health and pollution concerns of Little Village; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Proving herself as a leader, Kimberly 
4Wasserman-Nieto was appointed executive director of the Little 
5Village Environmental Justice Organization in 2004; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto, the Little Village 
7Environmental Justice Organization, and the Chicago Clean 
8Power Coalition were able to build support in their community 
9and across Chicago for the city to take action on coal-fired 
10power plants; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, With additional leadership from Chicago Mayor 
12Rahm Emanuel, the coal-fired plants were retired in September 
132012; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto continues her work to 
15strengthen and improve the health of her community; therefore, 
16be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
18NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
19we recognize and congratulate Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto for 
20winning the Goldman Environmental Prize, and for her dedicated 
21service to the residents of Little Village, the City of 
 
 
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1Chicago, and the State of Illinois; and be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to Kimberly Wasserman-Nieto as an expression of our 
4esteem and respect.