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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


A student in a blazer and button-down shirt stands behind a podium with a screen to his left featuring a PowerPoint.

Local activism plays key role in Evanston’s climate leadership, student thesis shows

September 25, 2022

Evanston’s history of community involvement in climate activism transformed the city into an environmental leader, according to Jack Jordan’s (Weinberg ’22) honors thesis.  The American Studies...

Hal Sprague, the president of Citizens’ Greener Evanston. Sprague spoke at the Tuesday meeting of Evanston’s City-School Liaison Committee in favor of more committed climate-conscious actions from the city and school districts.

Evanston residents call for climate action at City-School Liaison Committee meeting

November 19, 2019

Evanston community members on Tuesday called on the city and school district to make sustainability and climate education an integral part of their agenda in the coming years. Residents said they saw...

The Northwestern Lakefill. Evanston’s Climate Action Team is looking to unify city environmental efforts at an upcoming meeting.

DPOE climate group aims to unify different environmental efforts in Evanston

November 17, 2019

The Democratic Party of Evanston’s Climate Action Team is seeking to unify local climate action efforts at Tuesday’s City-School Liaison Committee meeting. At their Sunday meeting, DPOE Climate...

Lake Michigan. The city praised the success of outreach in its climate action plan.

City praises outreach as major success of CARP

October 30, 2019

In December 2018, Evanston City Council passed the Climate Action and Resilience Plan, Evanston’s response to climate change as the Great Lakes region grows more sensitive to a changing environment. Almost...

DPOE Climate Action Team Chairman Bob Heuer. Heuer speaks with an Evanston resident about what the group can do to publicize the issue of climate change.

Evanston’s Democratic Party discusses climate change education

October 20, 2019

The Democratic Party of Evanston’s Climate Action Team pushed for climate change education at its meeting on Sunday. The Climate Action Team formed in early 2017, after the inauguration of President...

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