Environmental
-
Learning Express Toys & Gifts earns Lake Zurich Green Business AwardMay 21, 2024 12:10 pm - The village of Lake Zurich recently recognized Learning Express Toys & Gifts with a Green Business Award. The award underscores the business’ dedication toward advancing ...
-
DuPage Forest Preserves take in more carbon than the district emits: What’s next for the organizationMay 16, 2024 6:18 am - From all-electric golf carts to geothermal energy, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has explored a unique slate of sustainability initiatives to reach a tipp...
-
Legislation could help lower concrete’s carbon footprint in Illinois: ‘It’s literally what the world is made out of’May 10, 2024 4:53 pm - Lawmakers and advocates are looking to offset greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world’s most consumed materials second only to water — concrete. The building mate...
-
Food scrap collection services growing, but not in all suburbsMay 08, 2024 7:18 pm - Food makes up the single largest waste stream in Illinois — 20% of the 19 million tons of waste we send to the landfill each year — but just 50 communities had access to ...
-
Study: Natural gas ratepayers could see an increase of $74 a month by 2035May 06, 2024 7:15 pm - Customers of Illinois’ four largest gas utilities including Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois are in for a hike of at least $74 a month by 2035, according to a study released...
-
Illinois to kick off International Compost Awareness Week: How to celebrateMay 03, 2024 11:04 pm - A wine tasting, a bookmark contest and an alpaca farm tour. There’s one thing connecting these upcoming suburban events: compost. Starting Sunday, the Illinois Food Scrap...
-
Electric grid, transportation and buildings: Illinois lawmakers and environmental advocates introduce trio of climate billsApr 30, 2024 6:48 pm - The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition introduced a hefty legislative package Tuesday outlining potential solutions in the power, buildings and transportation sectors. The coa...
-
How to protect your young and vulnerable trees from the imminent cicada emergenceApr 30, 2024 5:37 pm - Bracing for a mass cicada emergence in the next few weeks, tree experts and horticulturists from The Morton Arboretum provided a step-by-step demonstration Tuesday of how...
-
EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancerApr 30, 2024 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint str...
-
At plastics treaty talks in Canada, sharp disagreements on whether to limit plastic production
Apr 30, 2024 7:58 am - OTTAWA, Ontario — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements ...