Environmental
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The $6 billion plan that would give the suburbs control over supplying Lake Michigan waterAug 24, 2026 6:57 pm - DuPage and Cook county leaders announced details of a seismic project Monday that will put control of supplying Lake Michigan water into suburban hands. Not so fast, city officials said.
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Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?
Aug 24, 2026 1:26 pm - The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment?
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Proposed 8-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County easily clears first stepAug 18, 2026 5:04 pm - The first approval in a proposed eight-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County advanced Tuesday.
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‘Could be an uphill battle’: Wauconda drops action to block proposed solar projectAug 14, 2026 5:03 pm - Based on advice the village would face an uphill legal battle, Wauconda officials recently dropped action to forcibly annex agricultural property on the north end of town to block a proposed solar project.
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County approves application for waste transfer facility to replace Grayslake landfillAug 11, 2026 5:35 pm - A proposed waste transfer station to replace the Countryside landfill in Grayslake when it closes has passed review in Lake County and will move to the state as the final step in the process.
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Illinois becomes first state in Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollution
Aug 11, 2026 9:20 am - Illinois is requiring polluters to begin reporting spills of industrial plastic pellets known as nurdles, a growing source of contamination in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Companies that manufacture, use or transport nurdles also must develop plans to limit them in storm runoff, making the state the first in either watershed to officially designate bits of wasted plastic as pollution.
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Lake Michigan water project officially underway in Lake ZurichAug 10, 2026 4:29 pm - The first phase of bringing Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich is about to begin with construction of a pump station and a 1 million-gallon reservoir.
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Mount Prospect District 57 completing mold remediation at two schoolsAug 09, 2026 6:20 pm - As Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 gets ready to welcome back students and staff, the district is also making sure they aren’t greeted by mold on their return.
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Critics of Grayslake data center plan sue to stop constructionAug 07, 2026 1:42 pm - Opponents of a planned data center in Grayslake are suing to stop the project.
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Get rid of unwanted documents Aug. 15 in Des PlainesAug 03, 2026 1:15 pm - Des Plaines residents can have unwanted documents safeley destroyed during a Aug. 15 shredding event.