Environmental
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How major overhaul aims to make Willowbrook Wildlife Center friendlier to environment, animalsApr 14, 2022 5:30 am - A new wildlife clinic and visitor center could become the first "net zero" building in the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Forest preserve commissioners are s...
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Location, not concept, leads to rejection of Brick & Mortar plan in downtown LibertyvilleApr 13, 2022 7:00 pm - A proposal to convert a prominent vacant building in downtown Libertyville into flexible, shared work space has been rejected by village officials, who say they love the...
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Business for a Better World: How IGC is turning commercial real estate greenApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - Inland Green Capital LLC 2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 586-6058 Website: www.inlandgreencapital.com Industry: Commercial Property Assessed Clean E...
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Could bag fees be coming to St. Charles, Batavia? Towns are looking at proposal
Apr 05, 2022 1:00 am - St. Charles and Batavia shoppers might want to get in the habit of bringing bags with them when they shop. A proposal is being discussed for St. Charles and Batavia to i...
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After 30 years of cleanup, Waukegan Harbor will soon be off EPA's 'concern' listApr 04, 2022 5:30 am - More than $150 million in federal funding have been spent since 1992 to remove harmful chemicals from Waukegan Harbor, and now officials say the harbor finally is poised...
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Heritage-Crystal Clean to expand wastewater treatmentMar 28, 2022 11:00 pm - ELGIN - Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. said it has joined forces with Ohio-based Battellewill to tackle one of today's most formidable environmental challenges: the removal...
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ComEd expands solar program in northern IllinoisMar 21, 2022 11:00 pm - ComEd Tuesday announced the launch of a community solar project in Kankakee County that offers qualified ComEd customers throughout northern Illinois access to solar ene...
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Editorial: We need to re-evaluate our relationship with cars in light of gas prices and climate changeMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - If drivers have been reluctant to limit their car use and reduce mileage in the past, they now have two headline-making reasons to reconsider: painful prices at the pump...
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Lawmakers address concerns of Lake Michigan contamination from Waukegan power plantMar 14, 2022 5:15 am - This story has been modified from the original to correct the spelling in the name of Dave Schrader, a senior manager for communications at NRG. An environmental bi...
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Fuel Tech awarded $5.3 million in air quality contractsFeb 22, 2022 10:00 pm - WARRENVILLE - Fuel Tech Inc. said it has received multiple air pollution control contracts totaling approximately $5.3 million from customers in India, South Africa, the...