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Dozens of students, teachers and activists gathered Sunday afternoon outside Chicago’s City Hall to launch the Green New Deal for Chicago Public Schools campaign, urging officials to increase investments in green schools and climate resiliency. Supporters clutched hand-painted signs listing demands as Chicago civic and educational leaders addressed the crowd. “I’m convinced that fighting for green schools and a Green New Deal is the best plan we have to address some of the most urgent problems facing our schools,” said Lauren Bianchi, chair of the Chicago Teachers Union Climate Justice Committ…