Environmental
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Naperville’s coal-heavy electricity supply hangs in the balance as contract renewal loomsMar 25, 2024 7:01 pm - With Naperville getting nearly 80% of its electricity from coal, a pivotal contract renewal with the city’s power supplier approaches. The city’s energy portfolio is one ...
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More products of ever-warmer winters: harmful algal blooms, invasive speciesMar 23, 2024 5:15 am - Ice coverage on the Great Lakes was historically low this winter, but experts say the unprecedented ice levels are just one issue the lakes are facing as global warming p...
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It’s never been cheaper to buy an EV. Here’s why.
Mar 18, 2024 1:04 pm - The price of electric cars is plummeting so fast that they’re now almost as cheap as gas-powered cars. Since EVs first hit the market, car buyers have had to pay a steep ...
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District 211 buses create a lecture at Fremd High SchoolMar 18, 2024 12:17 pm - Students from Fremd High School's AP Environmental Science classes heard about the benefits of District 211's propane-fueled buses as part of a day's lesson. Director of Transportation Diana Mikelski led the lecture and brought buses to allow a close-up look.
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Local farmers, advocates teach students about raising animals humanely and sustainablyMar 13, 2024 5:09 pm - When suburban farmer Cliff McConville teaches kids about his farm on the Brunner Family Forest Preserve in Carpentersville, he hopes he’s inspiring not only future consumers but future farmers.
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Naperville BLAST program to foster young environmentalists, connect generationsMar 12, 2024 5:15 am - Driven by a love of walking nature trails and learning about the far-reaching ecological benefits of native plants, Oswego East High School senior Jensen Coonradt is hopi...
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Chicago just logged its warmest February on record — and its 5th warmest winterMar 04, 2024 7:52 pm - It's official – this past February finished as Chicago's warmest February on record, with the average temperature ending up over 10 degrees above normal, the National Wea...
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Prescribed burns part of conservation, nature’s cycleMar 03, 2024 4:58 pm - Long before Europeans settled in Illinois and transformed the Prairie State into what it is today, fire fueled the land. Landscape scale fire, both natural and indigenous...
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One acre at a time: Barrington’s Citizens for Conservation reconnects the suburbs with Illinois’ Prairie State originsMar 03, 2024 4:55 pm - Every Thursday and Saturday morning, Matt Van Acker puts on his work gloves, grabs his curved hand saw and leaves his home in Barrington on foot, walking south across a v...
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Warm winter: Experts weigh in on what’s causing unseasonable temps, what to expectFeb 28, 2024 5:15 am - The Chicago area is closing out what could be its warmest February ever, and the signs are clear: Trees are leafing out, once-dormant plants are peeking up through the gr...