Environmental
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Start of Lake County boating season comes with new program to keep plastic out of landfillsApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - The boat shrink wrap recovery pilot program is an initiative to help marina operations in Chicago and Lake County recover and recycle the plastic commonly used to winter...
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Best by? Use by? Sell by? Expiration date labels cause confusion, contribute to wasteApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - Expiration dates aren't expiration dates. That's what Andrea Collins, a sustainable food system specialist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said about the doz...
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All-electric cargo vans a first for Lake County Forest Preserve DistrictApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District has expanded its green footprint beyond passenger vehicles with the addition of three all-electric cargo vans and other equipmen...
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Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair: DuPage environmental organization targets a new fourth 'R'Apr 09, 2023 1:00 am - While the three R's reduce, reuse and recycle constitute the most well-known mantra of the eco-conscious, Kay McKeen of environmental education nonprofit SCARCE says a f...
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Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sites
Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - An Apache group battling a foreign mining firm that wants to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States on what tribal members say is sacred la...
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State and U.S. officials tout spending to plug 'orphan wells'
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Future of nuclear power: State lawmakers weigh looser restrictions, but environmentalists wary
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - A measure allowing the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants has bipartisan, bicameral support in the General Assembly as leaders consider the next steps i...
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Texas drove out Chinese firm, not the wind farm it planned
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EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
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Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern