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US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Oct 16, 2026 8:04 am - The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers.
Gurnee plastic foam recycling event set for Oct. 17

Daily Herald report
Oct 12, 2026 12:53 pm - The village of Gurnee’s Styrofoam Recycling Event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Gurnee Public Works Facility, 1151 Kilbourne Road.
Household chemical waste event Oct. 24 in Lake Forest

Daily Herald report
Oct 11, 2026 1:16 pm - The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County is hosting a household chemical waste mobile event from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Lake Forest Municipal Services...
Lake County forest preserve creating ‘wildlife corridor’ with $1.5 million purchase

By Mick Zawislak
Oct 10, 2026 12:43 pm - As roads, farms, and development often leave natural habitats in small, isolated patches, the Lake County Forest Preserve District is aiming to create corridors allowing animals to reach food, shelter, and mates, while plants spread unimpeded. To that end, the county is considering a pending acquisition of 37 acres that will connect the east and west sides of the Raven Glen Forest Preserve near Antioch.
Budding food scrap pickup services across the US want your coffee grounds and eggshells

By ALEXA ST. JOHN
Oct 06, 2026 12:57 pm - Many budding food waste collection services across the country are helping to divert food from landfills and make composting more accessible. It's especially important for those who can't compost at home, who live in cities without municipal curbside pickup or who can't get to a drop-off location.
Supreme Court weighs local governments’ climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MATTHEW DALY
Oct 05, 2026 1:55 pm - The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
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.

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