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The overwhelming problem of plastic

By Michael Hawthorne
Sep 28, 2026 11:15 am - Spending more than a decade documenting the spread of plastic waste throughout the Great Lakes took a psychological toll on Melissa Duhaime.Scary findings. Seemingly few solutions to intractable problems. Scientists stacked against the world’s most clout-heavy corporations bent on tripling production of fossil fuel-based plastics.
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Sep 28, 2026 8:12 am - The Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released shortly after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring.
Elgin’s first solar farm now operating at Bowes and Nolan roads

By Gloria Casas
Sep 25, 2026 11:18 am - A ribbon-cutting event was held Thursday for a solar farm operating in Elgin. Cultivate Power owns and operates the facility.
‘It just didn’t take off’: Why Lake County plastic bag recycling program is ending next year

By Steve Sadin
Sep 22, 2026 8:00 am - A program that offered residents in some Lake County communities a chance to keep hard-to-recycle items out of landfills is ending next year because of its sponsors’ difficulty finding entities to take the materials.
With war, climate change and AI, it's a troubled world as leaders convene at the United Nations

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Sep 22, 2026 7:42 am - With wars raging,temperatures rising and artificial intelligence encroaching, leaders from across the planet converge at the United Nations on Tuesday to address each other and the world, airing their hopes, plans and grievances as the world body’s chief addresses them for the final time.
Despite progress, state not yet on track for 2050 emissions goal

By Peter Hancock
Sep 20, 2026 3:56 pm - Illinois has made substantial progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, but it is not yet on track to meet its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
East Dundee weighing 30% hike in water rates to fund projects

By Gloria Casas
Sep 17, 2026 1:02 pm - East Dundee may hike its water rate by 20% in 2027 to help the village pay for $19 million in capital improvement projects over the next five years.
Lead found on properties neighboring Dundee’s Haeger Potteries site

By Gloria Casas
Sep 05, 2026 12:04 pm - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says lead-contaminated soil has been found in areas surrounding the former Haeger Potteries site, which is now owned by the village of East Dundee.
Judge orders federal logging project halted in Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest

By Hannah Meisel
Sep 02, 2026 2:29 pm - A federal judge this week ordered the U.S. Forest Service to suspend a commercial logging project in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, finding the 2024 approval of the project under President Joe Biden violated the Endangered Species Act.
‘A multi-generational project’: Barrington awards $78 million contract for wastewater plant upgrades

By Steve Zalusky
Aug 25, 2026 4:01 pm - An Elgin construction firm will handle upgrades to Barrington’s aging wastewater treatment facility, but it will cost more than two-fifths of a village consultant’s original estimate.

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