Environmental
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Grayslake honors green programsMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - Prairie Crossing Charter School, Light the Lamp Brewery and three other Grayslake businesses were honored by the village board for their green initiatives. Prairie Cross...
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No tollway board, no problem: Controversial Route 53 study keeps bringing consultants millionsFeb 14, 2019 4:00 am - Despite a leadership void at the Illinois tollway as Gov. J.B. Pritzker assembles a new team, work continues on a controversial study of extending Route 53. It's time to...
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Lake County preparing for surge in solar energy proposalsFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Lake County will be adjusting land-use regulations and taking other measures in response to an increasing interest in solar energy. The county board on Tuesday is expect...
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CLC's new science building earns LEED Platinum rankingFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - The College of Lake County's Science Building has been given a platinum rating under the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design certification system and scored high...
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Solar panels to power 145 homes coming to NapervilleJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Naperville has been chosen as one of four municipalities across the state to receive a solar-power project through a nonprofit energy organization that powers 32 Illinoi...
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Chicago Area Clean Cities elects leaders in clean air, clean vehicles to its boardJan 21, 2019 10:00 pm - Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC) today announced the election of representatives from the American Lung Association, Nissan, Cummins, Inc., Exelon Corporation, and the F...
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Lakeshore Recycling acquires Molenhouse routesJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - MORTON GROVE - Lakeshore Recycling Systems has acquired commercial waste and recycling routes from Molenhouse Enterprises, Inc., a long-standing suburban Chicago waste h...
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Proposed solar power facility in Plato Township fails first testJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - If a new solar power-generating facility wants to plant roots in Plato Township, it will have to shine through the cloud of an unfavorable vote a Kane County Board commi...
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Experts say Illinois could see growth of hemp industry
Dec 28, 2018 12:00 am - ROSEVILLE, Ill. - Hemp could be the next big cash crop in Illinois, according to a farmer who was among the first to legally grow the plant in the state after it became ...
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Oil pipeline triggers a winter of frigid protest in Michigan
Dec 27, 2018 12:00 am - LEVERING, Mich. - By midafternoon, the snow had picked up - tiny, innocuous flecks becoming heavy, wet drops - but no one at Camp Anishinaabek seemed to notice. There we...