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The city signed the lease before an environmental assessment was completed. Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) said it was done without her knowledge.
Backers of the pilot hope to address the negative health effects associated with loud noises — high blood pressure, depression and even heart attacks. Critics of the proposal say the cameras will target people who can’t afford car repairs and motorcyclists — and are really a cash grab by politicians.
We aim to raise awareness about local environmental issues through the power of photography. We’re handing out cameras to people who want to show how they’re affected by environmental issues.
Permanent, safe disposal of still-radioactive spent nuclear fuel and security are unresolved issues. The time to lift the moratorium is after those issues are solved.
The claim of benefits of small modular reactors are fantasies. Turning to nuclear energy will mean more radioactive waste along with other problems, and will not help our state fight climate change.
A petition to require the lights to be shut off at night has reached over 10,000 signatures and will be presented to the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority on Monday.
Entre las protestas de los vecinos por la proyectada construcción de un campamento y las pruebas ambientales pendientes, las autoridades de Chicago siguen evaluando el lugar.
As the auto industry shifts to electric vehicle production and the global economy shifts to green energy, there’s a chance for more equity for Black workers, the head of the National Urban League writes.
Amid neighbors’ protests over the planned tent city and pending environmental tests, Chicago officials are continuing to assess the site.
Historic investments in clean energy, jobs and infrastructure offer an unprecedented opportunity to change the narrative in places like Gary, Ben Jealous writes.
A Chicago-based volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby urges Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch to put the nuclear moratorium bill on the agenda during the veto session that starts Tuesday.
The bird conservation organization’s leaders join other groups after grappling with the legacy of “a historical figure aligned with systemic racism.”
Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Cole Stallard said Friday his crews have trimmed 53,188 trees since Jan. 1, a vast improvement over the 19,525 trees trimmed during the same period a year ago.
More bats have been sighted recently in the Chicago area as temperatures cool and the fall migration of winged creatures takes flight.
The next important milestone will be determining the sex of the chick, the aquarium said, then it can get a name.
It’s past time for utilities to stop making excuses and take seriously our national target of 100% clean energy by 2035, Ben Jealous writes. A new report found dozens of companies still heavily invested in fossil fuels.
Chris Sauve, deputy commissioner for sustainability and policy at DSS, said the plan for the food scrap drop-off was created after talks with officials in cities with similar programs
Resurrecting the department is a wise first step, but it needs enough staff to meet the city’s many challenges at a time of climate change and other environmental concerns.
The Illinois senator visited Romania, the UK as part of a multileg trade trip.
A diferencia del antiguo departamento desechado por Rahm Emanuel, la nueva adición al Ayuntamiento no haría cumplir las leyes de contaminación.
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones said, “You have to understand how devastating the Sept. 17 flooding was…some residents have lost everything in the house.”
The commission’s decision will put money back into the pockets of ratepayers.
Calling them ‘envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples,’ President Xi Jinping of China signals that more pandas would be sent to the U.S.
Well-funded attacks against strong climate policies were ignored or rejected by the voters in the Nov. 7 elections.
Scientists are telling us the last 12 months have been the hottest since recordkeeping began in the 1800s, pushing us closer to the level of warming that could lead to irreversible ecological damage.
The Crystal Gardens will soon be demolished to make way for an immersive theater exhibit. Local artists are trying to save the plants.
Divisions over the city’s elected school board remain — including disagreement over how many members should be appointed versus elected next year. The issue will likely be kicked to January when legislators return to Springfield.
Seven in 10 Americans say they know little or nothing about the Inflation Reduction Act, including parts of the package that offer rebates or tax credits for things like home solar panels and heat pumps.
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