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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


Dawes Park in Evanston. The city announced plans Wednesday to work on an environmental and climate change-based action plan.

Evanston to develop new Climate Action and Resilience Plan

August 23, 2017

Evanston, with assistance from a community advisory group, plans to draft a new Climate Action and Resilience Plan to combat climate change, according to a Wednesday news release. The plan will provide...

Evanston mayor Steve Hagerty speaks at a panel. Hagerty joined an effort by Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and 11 other mayors nationwide to post climate change information on their cities' websites starting Sunday.

Evanston publishing climate change information on website

June 12, 2017

Evanston started publishing climate change research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency on the city's website Sunday, community engagement coordinator Patrick Deignan announced in a news...

President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden Thursday announcing he will withdraw from the Paris Accord. In Evanston, both Mayor Steve Hagerty and University President Morton Schapiro criticized Trump's decision.

Hagerty, Schapiro pledge to uphold Paris Accord after Trump withdraws

June 4, 2017

University President Morton Schapiro and Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord and pledged to remain dedicated...

Dion-Kirschner: Climate change is more than a national threat, will affect each of us as individuals

May 9, 2017

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication recently published striking new data on how Americans view climate issues. You may have run into the results, which are summarized in arresting map graphics,...

Trejos: March for Science is why people don’t trust science

April 23, 2017

Tragically, our government generally seems to be apathetic to science when making policy. Despite experts' universal support of, and extensive research on, topics like evolution, climate change and the...

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