environment
Volunteer stewards will plant 100 gallons of seeds from native species like wild quinine, bluejoint switch grass and cress on land along the Chicago River's north branch.
2 days ago | By Jennifer Slosar
The group is seeking to reduce greenhouse gases by helping people leave their cars behind in favor of public transportation, walking and biking. They're hoping to enroll 300 people in the program.
14 days ago | By Amy Lee
Environmental advocates, educators and scientists looked at the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on the local level at the Chicago Wilderness Congress 2008.
19 days ago | By Jennifer Slosar
UIC graduate studies zoo births and deaths recorded over several decades. They help zoos manage populations of animals that are threatened with extinction.
22 days ago | By Jennifer Slosar
The newly-elected commissioners overseeing waste water treatment for Chicago and the region say they're focusing on system upgrades and water conservation.
27 days ago | By Ian Fullerton
Nine candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for six-year terms on the district’s board of commissioners. Green Party candidates are pushing for disinfection of the effluent the agency discharges into the Chicago River.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
A City Council committee unanimously passed the code after environmental organizations and builders joined to support it. It is expected to cut Chicago's greenhouse gas emissions.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Voters get to consider a non-binding referendum that would prohibit further building along the lakefront. The goal is to study the impact of development.
1 month ago | By Ian Fullerton
A scientific journal reports high concentrations of PCB 11 in air samples taken throughout Chicago between November 2006 and November 2007. Similar compounds have polluted Great Lakes fish populations.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
The city’s green programs have helped cut water consumption by 15 percent since 2000, the mayor says. The technologies capture stormwater that would otherwise increase flooding and pollute waterways.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is one of few big sewage authorities that does not disinfect the effluent pumped into the nation’s waterways. The district says disinfection is expensive and that health benefits aren't proven.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Teams from around the world will race to rescue a 110-pound dummy from the bottom of a well, fix a burst sewer pipe and identify and analyze an unlikely pathogen in the water, among other simulated crises.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Thousands of migratory birds collide with Loop skyscrapers every year. Volunteers with the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors arise at the crack of dawn to rescue the injured ones.
1 month ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Residents affected by the storm of Sept. 13 and 14 can file for aid at a new Federal Emergency Management Administration office in Albany Park.
1 month ago | By Craig Kanalley
Students at the University of Chicago’s Lab High School will soon have an opportunity to plant perennials and improve water quality at the same time, thanks to an MWRD program.
2 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
