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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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State Rep. Robyn Gabel discusses upcoming state environmental bills, celebrates sustainability progress

March 27, 2024

Illinois House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) led a community discussion Wednesday on the status of state environmental bills at the Evanston Public Library. The Climate and Equitable Jobs...

Waves approach a beach as they pass by a sloping mound of rocks.

Early plans to fortify Evanston’s battered shoreline set to finish in 2024

November 8, 2023

On Tuesday, Rob Johnson picked up a piece of driftwood from Clark Street Beach. Visiting the area from Owensboro, Kentucky, for a business meeting, he said the souvenir showed signs of having washed up...

An implementation task force met Wednesday to discuss reducing Evanston’s greenhouse gas emissions as part of the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan.

CARP Implementation Task Force discusses new community dashboard to track climate action data

November 1, 2023

The Climate Action and Resilience Plan task force brainstormed ideas for a community dashboard at its meeting Wednesday.  The proposed dashboard would be a public-facing website where goals, updates...

The Evanston Urban Farm proposal aims to establish a one-acre farm in Evanston.

Participatory Budgeting winner Evanston Urban Farm hopes to combat food insecurity in Evanston

November 1, 2023

In hopes to address food insecurity, community gardening with locally grown vegetables, fruits and nut-tree orchards may finally be coming to Evanston.  The Evanston Urban Farm proposal was among seven...

Evanston’s Climate Hope event brought together residents, activists, students and climate organizations to discuss their feelings about climate change.

Climate Hope event generates joy in Evanston climate community

October 30, 2023

When Jessy Bradish, a board member for Climate Action Evanston, took out her ukelele and played a song about climate action for a crowd of community members at Sunday’s Climate Hope event, the audience...

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