Whether you’re a hot cup of tea and meditate kind of person or a toss the leftover pizza in the microwave kind of person, you probably ate plastic this morning. Tiny plastic particles called microplastics easily find their way into the things we eat and drink — and there’s little you can do to avoid […]
The newly-formed Shoreline Advisory Board aims to protect Chicago’s majestic lakefront from erosion and other climate hazards. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports with Iyana Simba of IEC. The newly formed Chicago Shoreline Advisory Board is responsible for reviewing shoreline conservation management plans, facilitating public education, researching, assessing, and advising on plans to protect the shoreline,
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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 a portion of that flow at its source, legislators in Illinois are moving toward a ban on plastic foam cups, containers and utensils. On Tuesday, the Illinois House of Representatives
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Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Midsession review Attorney General report from Task Force on Environmental Legal Resources Statehouse update
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Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Clean Air Act dies Corps refuses to release Wabash study Hearing focuses on Lake Michigan Marina proposal Toxic chemicals controls bill passed
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