Jenny Whidden
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‘People are concerned’: Legislators, advocates seek reforms to curb rates for private water customersJul 10, 2024 5:19 pm - Illinois lawmakers are joining the consumer advocacy group Citizens Utility Board to call for legislative reforms designed to curb rates for customers of the state’s two private water utilities.
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‘They need to plan for this’: Renters, condo owners struggle to secure EV chargersJul 09, 2024 6:46 pm - For as long as he’s owned his Chevy Bolt, Des Plaines resident John Pontikes has been charging the electric vehicle wherever he can — because he can’t at home. That’s because of the many roadblocks that exist for condo and apartment dwellers who want to install chargers at their residences.
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‘Major defense for Lake Michigan’: How $1.1 billion project aims to block invasive Asian carpJul 04, 2024 5:20 pm - Environmental and conservation groups celebrated this week following Illinois’ “historic” signing of an agreement to begin construction of a project designed to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes.
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How to protect against fireworks pollution in the suburbs this weekJul 07, 2024 8:40 am - Fireworks bring festivity to the Fourth, but they also affect air quality.
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Keeping invaders at bay: Battle to protect Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes from invasive species paying offJun 28, 2024 9:14 pm - Lake Michigan represents one of Illinois’ most significant recreational resources, one of its biggest economic assets and its largest public drinking water supply — benefits enjoyed by suburbanites. But keeping it safe from invasive species is a constant battle.
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Earwig invasion? Here’s what you can doJun 28, 2024 5:25 pm - When Jessica Sefton started seeing chunks taken out of the leaves and flowers in her Buffalo Grove garden, she didn’t know what to think. As much as she searched, Sefton ...
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Putting a price on climate change: ‘The cost of inaction is far larger’Jun 21, 2024 1:11 pm - Recent studies anticipate climate change will cost the globe trillions over the next decade, and Illinois is no exception. In fact, the counter on global warming’s price ...
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Suburban communities look to address tree inequity, build climate resilienceJun 15, 2024 9:03 am - Whatever a community’s leading issue is, there’s a tree for it. Whether it’s saving money, reducing crime or improving water quality, “there’s a tree for a lot of things ...
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Students’ collaboration with Shedd Aquarium aids conch conservation effortsJun 14, 2024 4:52 pm - What do you call a faux gastropod that’s actually a man-made snack for aquatic predators? GastroPops. That’s according to a group of Northwestern University engineering ...
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Illinois to consider the ‘Future of Gas’ in unprecedented regulatory proceedingJun 07, 2024 11:38 pm - Between electric vehicles and all-electric buildings, electrification has emerged as a leading tool in the fight against climate change. But if we start to plug everythin...
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