Articles filed under Climate Change
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Des Plaines council pledges to work on environmental sustainability
Oct 19, 2021 5:30 AM - Des Plaines officials on Monday pledged to take steps to improve the environment and work on sustainability. -
Guest View: Flooding will get worse but fed help may be on the way
Oct 19, 2021 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Dallas Alley: "The devastation of Hurricane Ida, along with numerous flooding and severe weather events across Illinois this year, come as a painful reminder that communities must be proactive in planning, responding and building for a future with more risk." -
Editorial: Illinois makes a bold step on climate change
Sep 16, 2021 1:00 AM - This Daily Herald editorial praises a new legislative effort to help Illinois fight climate change, and expresses hope leaders will adhere to provisions of the law designed to ensure a continued reliable supply of electricity. -
Editorial: The arrival of climate change
Aug 14, 2021 2:00 PM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald warns that the impact of climate change is going to grow increasingly more devastating if we fail to respond immediately -
Editorial: Let's put the same energy into stopping climate change as we do into arguing about face masks
Aug 12, 2021 1:00 AM - Let's put the same energy into stopping climate change as we do into arguing about face masks, a Daily Herald editorial says. -
How a Lake County project to address climate change is feeling its effects
Jul 14, 2021 8:33 AM - Nearly 1,000 native wetland plants were installed Tuesday as part of a restoration at Grant Woods Forest Preserve that has been hindered so far by the spring's drought. -
Local leaders unveil plan to take on climate change
Jul 13, 2021 6:08 PM - With the goal of decreasing and eventually eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in the next 30 years, leaders from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus unveiled a climate plan designed to mitigate climate effects on the local environment. -
Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight
Apr 22, 2021 6:00 AM - Greta Thunberg turned 18 in January, but she's already made peace with her future: The Swedish high school student says climate change activism will be her life's mission. Thunberg's activism and message is brought to life in a new three-part docuseries, "Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World," starting Thursda.
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U.N. report warns need to change habits is much bigger than countries have pledged
Dec 13, 2020 11:00 PM - The world's wealthy will need to reduce their carbon footprints by a factor of 30 to help put the planet on a path to curb the ever-worsening impacts of climate change, according to new findings published Wednesday by the United Nations Environment Program.
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