Environmental
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'Communities are all going green': How suburban governments are moving to clean energyAug 20, 2022 1:00 am - While the spotlight is often shone on large-scale state and federal efforts to affect climate change, Chicago's suburbs also are making changes to move toward zero emiss...
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Daily Herald opinion: Mundelein project shows how nature can be used in redevelopmentAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board If you read Russell Lissau's page 1 story on Monday, you already know that Mundelein has ...
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Developers go low on emissions with new buildings at Cardinal Square in MundeleinAug 18, 2022 5:30 am - The newest buildings in the Cardinal Square community in downtown Mundelein are designed to operate without carbon emissions. Developers of the luxury condo and rental p...
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One fleet hits 5 million miles mostly on propane. Experts say it's a start toward greener fuels.Aug 16, 2022 5:30 am - Chicago-based Alpha Baking Co., which delivers bakery items to restaurants and grocery stores throughout Illinois and other Midwest states, is celebrating 5 million mile...
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'A year head start': How advocates say Illinois is in a good position for federal climate spendingAug 13, 2022 1:00 am - The sweeping spending bill passed by Congress this month includes nearly $370 billion for energy and climate reform, making it the largest federal clean energy investmen...
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Zebra's climate goals validated by global initiativeAug 11, 2022 11:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - Zebra Technologies Corp. said its emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, joining more than 1,500 compani...
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Regulatory work behind push for 1 million electric vehicles is in full swing in Illinois
Aug 06, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Ten months after Illinois lawmakers passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act that set a goal of putting 1 million electric vehicles on state roads by the ...
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Federal report predicts 'negligible ... temporary' impact of rail mergerAug 05, 2022 1:00 am - A preliminary federal report released Friday contends the potential harm of a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railways, opposed by multiple subu...
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Places to recharge: Illinois to build network of electric vehicle chargers beginning in 2023Aug 04, 2022 5:15 am - The key to getting more electric vehicles on the road, research has found, is having the charging stations to support them. That relationship is not yet in balance, so s...
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Illinois is leading in clean electricity, but it's falling behind elsewhere, study saysJul 30, 2022 1:00 am - A recent study identifies Illinois as a nationwide leader when it comes to clean electricity transition and climate policy related to economic development — a status due...