July 13, 2023
LGBTQ+ rights and environmental activist Precious Brady-Davis was sworn in as a commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District on Wednesday, making her the first Black transgender woman appointed to public office in Cook County.
Brady-Davis said the role is crucial, especially at a time when climate change is causing extreme heat, flooding and forest fires that affect Chicago’s air quality. “Climate change is here, and we need action now,” she said. “We need leaders who see and speak the truth, and I am here to meet the moment.”
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