Preserving and planting trees is of equal importance this Arbor Day, experts said.
Category: Environment
Have you met Chicago’s Bug Girl? Janelle Iaccino wants to enlighten the city on the greatness of the creepy, crawly things
When you think of the acronym STEM, you likely know it stands for science, technology, engineering and math. But does it make you think about bugs, rodentia and taxidermy? Janelle Iaccino thinks it should. Iaccino is marketing director of Rose Pest Solutions, a structural pest control company that ensures nature and the environment stay outside […]
Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.
Chicago’s famous piping plover Imani has returned to Montrose Beach for the summer
The Great Lakes piping plover population, which reached an all-time low of 13 pairs in the 1980s, has rebounded to around 70 breeding pairs thanks to recent conservation efforts.
Biden administration aims to speed up the demise of coal-fired power plants
New regulations require coal-fired power plants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 90% and clamp down on toxic metals dumped into lakes and rivers.
Water quality has improved dramatically in the Chicago River. But how safe is swimming?
The success of a September swim may depend on weather. Sewage and stormwater runoff can spill into waterways raising bacteria levels during heavy rains.
Illinois residents encouraged to destroy the eggs of invasive insects to slow spread
The spotted lanternfly, identified for the first time in Illinois in September, targets fruit trees. The spongy moth can defoliate large swaths of land.
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more.
The foundation wouldn’t say exactly how much Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson gave in total, but a list of other contributors indicates the bulk came from them. EIF said more than 20,000 individuals and companies donated to the fund.
Environmental groups, schools mobilize for Earth Day across Far South Side
Schools and environmental groups mobilized for Earth Day, organizing trash pickups across the Far South Side.
Today in History: First Earth Day observed
On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first “Earth Day.”