Midwest Generation, a subsidiary of Edison International, will retire its Fisk and Crawford coal plants, two of the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the nation. The February 29, 2012 announcement marks an historic victory for a decade-long grassroots campaign to protect Chicago residents from the harmful impacts of coal pollution. According to agreements signed by Midwest Generation, the Clean Power Coalition, and the City of Chicago, the Fisk coal plant in Pilsen will shut down in 2012 and the Crawford coal plant in Little Village will shut down by 2014. Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International attends a rally with activists near the Fisk Power Station in Chicago, Illinois, September 24, 2011. Kumi came to Chicago to participate in the Moving Planet global day of action to demand solutions to the climate crisis as well as meet with residents campaigning to close the Fisk and Crawford Coal Plants polluting their neighborhood. Photo by Stephen Carrera/Greenpeace