Environmental
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Suburban lawmakers back bill to limit use of cancer-causing gasSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - Several suburban lawmakers are showing support for a new plan that would ban the use of the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide as a sterilizer and significantly cap its u...
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UN climate summit unlikely to produce big progressSep 21, 2019 1:00 am - Hopes of a breakthrough in international climate change ambitions are being downplayed for a landmark meeting in New York Monday. The United Nations climate action sum...
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Stevenson High reserving parking spots for Earth-friendly carsSep 20, 2019 5:34 am - Long recognized for environmentally friendly construction and operating strategies, Stevenson High School has further extended its planet-friendly philosophy to its park...
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Global warming's effects: How exactly ice melt and the rising seas workSep 19, 2019 5:25 am - Of all the consequences of a warming world, the idea that our oceans would rise is, on its face, one of the easiest to understand - and maybe the most terrifying. We're ...
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I'm having a hard time coping with scary climate change news. What should I do?Sep 19, 2019 5:23 am - Dear Sara: I recently read the climate change report out of Australia - "Existential climate-related security risk: A scenario approach" - and I am having a hard time c...
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Five climate change science misconceptions – debunkedSep 19, 2019 5:00 am - The science of climate change is more than 150 years old, and it is probably the most tested area of modern science. However, the energy industry, political lobbyists an...
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Five York students draw a crowd in Elmhurst to support their climate strikeSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - Five York High School students drew a little crowd to support their climate strike Thursday at Elmhurst Presbyterian Church. The gathering was one of the student strike...
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The silenced: meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by TrumpSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - From weakening vehicle emissions to blocking warnings about how coastal parks could flood or the impact on the Arctic, the Trump administration is accused of muzzling cl...
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UN chief: Governments must 'act faster' on climate changeSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - UN Secretary General António Guterres says governments around the world are not responding fast enough to address problems of a changing climate. But in an interview wit...
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Dozens of West, Northwest suburban sites welcome visitors for Sept. 28 Illinois Solar TourSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - The rapid growth of solar power in Illinois will be on display Saturday, Sept. 28, as dozens of homes, business and other sites in Chicago's West and Northwest suburbs o...