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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

The Daily Northwestern


ASG Sustainability Committee members volunteer at Ryan Field for the Zero Waste Ryan Initiative.

Evanston and sustainNU lead climate action amid Chicago’s sustainability struggles

January 7, 2025

Since sustainNU, a University-wide effort that aims to reduce and eventually eliminate Northwestern’s contribution to climate change, began in 2011, Northwestern has been collaborating on sustainable...

A drawing of the state of Illinois contains buildings, trees, and recycling symbols.

As Evanston moves toward sustainability, local activists criticize slow pace of change

May 25, 2023

For many environmental activists in Evanston, their greatest priority involves meeting the goals set out in the Climate Action and Resilience Plan first approved by the city in 2018.   The plan calls...

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...

An illustration of a timeline from March 2020 to December 2022 with cartoon germs and icons of masks and vaccines.

The Daily recounts two years of COVID-19 policy in Evanston

April 4, 2022

For the first time since 2020, Evanston residents have the option to shop and attend school entirely maskless. Today’s conditions are the result of over two years of drastic changes in public policy....

Councilmember Devon Reid (8th) sitting at a City Council meeting.

2022 Capital Improvement Plan budget highlights environmental justice upgrades

October 20, 2021

After the release of Evanston’s proposed 2022 budget last week, the city staff discussed this year’s Capital Improvement Plan — and its emphasis on environmental justice — at City Council Monday. The...

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