Environmental
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Another solar farm asks for Kane County OKJun 19, 2026 2:40 pm - A 32-acre solar electricity-generating installation has been proposed near Sugar Grove in Kane County.
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Defying the elements and odds, storm-swept piping plover eggs rescued, yielding chicksJun 16, 2026 6:47 pm - A remarkable chapter in the continuing story of the federally endangered piping plover is unfolding as four eggs washed away in a storm and exposed to elements for more than 12 hours were recovered and have hatched.
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DOE head says agency didn’t punish blue states. His lawyers admit it did.
Jun 12, 2026 3:56 pm - Energy Secretary Chris Wright was unrepentant on Capitol Hill this week, firing back at a congressman’s charge that the Trump administration canceled clean energy projects in blue states to exact political revenge.
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Why District 214 is putting solar panels atop Rolling Meadows High SchoolJun 11, 2026 7:41 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 school board members Thursday inked a deal to place solar panels atop Rolling Meadows High School, amid looming expiration of ...
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El Niño is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
Jun 11, 2026 4:21 pm - El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.
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Forest board expects no adverse impact from runway plan on Waukegan SavannaJun 10, 2026 6:43 pm - Lake County forest commissioners approved a finding that a runway replacement project at Waukegan National Airport will not adversely affect the adjoining Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve.
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‘Taking this issue extremely seriously’: Lake County pursues data center moratoriumJun 09, 2026 6:17 pm - Trying to get ahead of a fast-moving controversial issue, the Lake County Board on Tuesday agreed to pursue a temporary moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas.
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Barrington looks to boost IEPA loan to upgrade wastewater treatment plantJun 09, 2026 5:33 pm - As building costs mount for the reconstruction of the village’s Wastewater Treatment Facility, Barrington will ask for more funding from the state for the project.
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Trump scraps ocean sensors providing crucial data on climate, flooding
Jun 04, 2026 4:14 pm - The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle most of a $386 million federal ocean-observing network will leave scientists without an irreplaceable source of data used to understand how climate change is affecting crucial currents and marine ecosystems and increasing coastal flooding.
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Morton Arboretum’s tree-planting proposal named a finalist in World Business Chicago competitionJun 04, 2026 2:57 pm - The Morton Arboretum’s “Green City Rising: People and Trees Thriving Together” innovative urban design concept is one of six finalists in the Horizon Lines: Visions for Chicago 2050 competition, World Business Chicago announced Wednesday.
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