All told, the district has about 200 advanced, long-term volunteers and 900 others, which includes corporate groups.
Volunteers contribute ‘major support’ in Will County Forest Preserves
Category: Environment
Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how it fuels climate change
Globally, a staggering one third of all food that is produced is never eaten. That waste — more than 1 billion tons annually — fuels climate change. As organic matter decomposes, it releases methane, a greenhouse gas that is much more potent than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet.
Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks
In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change.
As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution
Neither Ghana’s fast-growing population of 34 million people nor its overtaxed infrastructure is equipped to absorb the amount of cast-off attire entering the country.
UN climate talks to decide on a deal for at least $300 billion for poor nations
Negotiators will soon decide whether to accept a proposed $300 billion funding package for poor nations to curb and adapt to climate change — a plan hammered out early Sunday by the head of fractured United Nations climate talks.
MachH2 receives federal funding; environmental activists prepare for what’s next
Some industry workers are excited for a $22.2 million investment into the Midwest Hydrogen Hub, but environmental activists are worried about what it means for Northwest Indiana’s future. The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen, or MachH2, and the U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday announced an agreement for the Phase 1 award status through the DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. As part of the award status, the hub will receive $22.2 million in initial federal funding. The hub could receive up to $1 billion as the project continues. “Federal investment in hydrogen hubs represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to significantly […]
Donald Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’
Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.”
Advocates want more bird protections at Chicago quantum computing park
Groups want the highest level of bird protection measures including limits on light levels, more native landscaping and a sound study.
Officials fear Trump’s EPA will be lax on Lake County air, water concerns; ‘This is taking us in the wrong direction’
Local officials and activists feel a sense of urgency now to deal with the quality of Lake Michigan water, and the air in northeast Lake County, with the prospective regulations from the EPA dimming.
Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found.