Environmentalists advocate slate of bills: What to know
Ahead of Earth Day, environmentalists rallied at the state Capitol to push lawmakers to act on bills they say will make Illinois more green. The
April 19, 2023
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Ban on Plastic Foam To-Go Containers and Utensils Passes Illinois House
More than 20 million pounds of plastic debris enter the Great Lakes every year, half of which winds up in Lake Michigan. To cut off at least
March 22, 2023
A federal bill with bipartisan support could bring 20x more money to Illinois conservation efforts
That manatees still swim along Florida’s coast, grizzly bears still roam the west and bald eagles still fly in North American skies is due, in
December 13, 2022
Jen Walling: Pritzker should extend national climate leadership to nature-based solutions
Illinois is beautiful. Anyone who argues otherwise hasn’t experienced Shawnee’s Garden of the Gods at sunset, the rolling hills near the Apple River, the Mississippi
December 12, 2022
Water Commissioner Du Buclet says water is the ‘new gold’
Inspired by her parents’ work ethic and commitment to community and family, Cook County Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner (MWRD) Kim Du Buclet
October 5, 2022
California Poised to Phase Out Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
California plans to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 under a policy approved Thursday by regulators
August 25, 2022