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The Ripple: Seeking Refuge

The Ripple: Seeking Refuge

July 26, 2021
A raised garden bed with a hand shovel and collard green sprouts.

West End Garden seeks to bring justice-focused community gardening to Evanston

May 23, 2021
A diagram shows three solar panels connecting to an electric tower. The tower connects to a house and a cartoon image of an electric bill. There is a blue sky and green hills in the background.

City launches Community Solar Program, hires solid waste coordinator

May 18, 2021
A Black gun with a red cancel symbol over it. The text on the red symbol says “Gun Violence Prevention Evanston.” The background is light blue.

Local advocates stress intersectional and non-punitive approaches to gun violence prevention

May 12, 2021
The Lakefill. Trees line the lakefront and seagulls fly above the water.

As CARP deadlines approach, some advocates say city sustainability initiatives require increased funding and staffing

April 28, 2021
The shape of two hands wraps around a globe against a light pink background. The globe is also surrounded by leaves. (describe what is in the photo or illustration for accessibility purposes)

Evanston Fight for Black Lives talks plans for sustainable community garden

April 26, 2021
The Ripple: The Road to Collective Bargaining

The Ripple: The Road to Collective Bargaining

April 23, 2021
Kumar Jensen, Evanston’s chief sustainability and resilience officer, speaks with local environmental justice advocates at a virtual event hosted by Citizens’ Greener Evanston.

Community leaders discuss environmental justice at Citizens’ Greener Evanston Event

April 23, 2021
A large crowd of indigenous people, holding a red sign that reads

Illinois Indigenous and environmental groups call Biden administration to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline expansion

March 3, 2021
Microplastic waste is a growing problem in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Jen Drummond presented research on how microplastics behave in riverbeds at a Tuesday webinar hosted by the Program on Plastics, Ecosystems, and Public Health at the Institute of Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern on Tuesday.

Jen Drummond presents research on microplastics’ impact on river ecosystems

February 25, 2021
Illinois criminal justice reform groups say that reclassifying drug possession charges is a first step toward changing substance use from a criminal issue to a public health issue. They said they plan to propose a bill to achieve this in the 2021 legislative session.

Advocates push Illinois to reclassify drug charges, establish prison diversion programs

February 10, 2021
Evanston mayoral candidates Daniel Biss, Lori Keenan and Sebastian Nalls each have different plans to address climate and sustainability in Evanston.

The Daily Northwestern’s Climate and Environmental Policy Guide to Evanston’s Mayoral Candidates

February 2, 2021
Plastic pollution in an Illinois waterway. With millions of pounds of plastic entering Lake Michigan annually, conservationists are pushing for changes at all levels to address the problem.

Lake Michigan plastic pollution poses ecological and social threats

January 28, 2021
A sign in support of the Fair Tax Amendment outside of an Evanston polling place. Since Illinois voters rejected the Fair Tax Amendment in November, advocates across the state are assessing the path forward.

Advocates against income inequality reassess after the Fair Tax Act’s failure

January 20, 2021
Activists convened at an EPL panel to discuss the action Evanston must take to meet the climate and environmental goals set out in CARP and the Environmental Justice Resolution.

Evanston activists convene to discuss the climate crisis and local action

January 14, 2021
WBEZ reporter María Inés Zamudio received the 2020 Cecilia Vaisman Award for Multimedia Reporters in recognition of her reporting on Hispanic and Latinx communities.

WBEZ reporter María Inés Zamudio wins 2020 Cecilia Vaisman Award for Multimedia Reporters

November 13, 2020
Audrey Cheng (Medill ‘15), co-founder and CEO of Moringa School in Nairobi, Kenya and Kigali, Rwanda. Moringa School provides software development and data science training.

Medill alumna Audrey Cheng leads software development school in Nairobi

November 11, 2020
Wolf sits in front of the Evanston YWCA after finishing her marathon. She walked amidst the pandemic to benefit the YWCA.

Evanston resident walks marathon to fundraise for YWCA

October 22, 2020
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