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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum opens Sustainability Center that was seven years in the making

BY JENNY WHIDDEN
Sep 28, 2023 7:16 PM - The hybrid exhibit, meant to serve as an educational tool as well as a gathering space, features a 7-foot-tall floating digital globe that highlights a piece of the museum's history.
In a landmark court case, 6 young climate activists take on 32 European nations

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Sep 27, 2023 10:22 AM - Six young people argued that governments across Europe aren't doing enough to protect people from climate change at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday in the latest and largest instance of activists taking governments to court to force climate action.
Invasive spotted lanternfly found for the first time in Illinois

BY JENNY WHIDDEN
Sep 27, 2023 6:37 AM - The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found for the first time in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday following a report of a live adult Sept. 16 in the Chicago neighborhood of Fuller Park.
Naperville too reliant on coal? Environmentalists tell council don't renew with utility so quickly

BY JENNY WHIDDEN
Sep 27, 2023 6:04 AM - Naperville gets nearly 80% of its electricity from coal, a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions. While the city is locked into an agreement with its power supplier until 2035, an extension to that contract is looming, and some residents and environmental advocates are urging the city council to consider other options.
Aquatic studies 101: DuPage ecologists raise mussels, a dragonfly that are basic to local waters

BY JENNY WHIDDEN
Sep 22, 2023 6:32 AM - The Urban Stream Research Center, typically closed to the public, was established in 2012 as part of a superfund project to restore portions of the West Branch DuPage River and Cress Creek. Today, the center manages county lakes and fisheries, monitors its streams and rivers, and runs a robust program to recover essential species.
UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals

By JILL LAWLESS
Sep 20, 2023 2:36 PM - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain's environmental commitments on Wednesday, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers.
Vietnam detains energy policy think tank chief, human rights group says

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
Sep 20, 2023 7:41 AM - Vietnam has detained the director of a think tank that works on energy issues in the country -- the sixth expert working on environmental and climate issues that authorities have taken into custody in the past two years, a rights group said Wednesday.
Would solar panels ruin the view in Kildeer? Residents leading the charge to end ban

BY JENNY WHIDDEN
Sep 18, 2023 6:46 AM - The Village of Kildeer is one of the few Illinois municipalities that bans roof-mounted solar panels from residential buildings. Some residents are trying to change that.
Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to fossil fuels

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Sep 17, 2023 5:51 PM - Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas.
Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up

By The Associated Press
Sep 15, 2023 12:17 PM - Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat, with plans to continue through the weekend.

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