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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


Climate education can range from lessons on the greenhouse effect to discussions of climate anxiety.

Advocates in Evanston and beyond call for K-12 climate education

January 23, 2024

When Helen von den Steinen, adjunct professor at the Segal Design Institute, first moved to the U.S. in 2016, she was in “complete shock.” Von den Steinen had left Germany, where she said sustainability...

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...

People fill a room with tables and chairs, talking

Evanston climate community reconnects, plans for future together

January 30, 2023

Evanston and Citizens’ Greener Evanston brought together about 30 local organizations Saturday to reconnect the Evanston climate community.  The Reconvening on Climate Action and Resilience meeting...

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District 202’s new sustainability coordinator and E-Town Sunrise students work toward more sustainable future

January 25, 2023

Last April, students at Evanston Township High School walked out of class to demand their school hire a full-time sustainability coordinator.  Four months later, the school announced John Crawford...

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Q&A: ETHS climate activist Emmet Ebels Duggan talks COP27, youth activism

November 17, 2022

Emmet Ebels Duggan spent last week speaking with global climate leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  A senior at Evanston Township High School and the hub coordinator for E-Town Sunrise, Ebels Duggan...

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