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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


Task force members expressed their frustration that the group would not receive early access to the comprehensive plan draft, which they said would give them more time to discuss recommendations to issue to the Environment Board.

CARP Implementation Task Force prepares to issue recommendations on city’s comprehensive plan

October 2, 2024

Evanston’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan Implementation Task Force discussed updates to Envision Evanston 2045 and planned for the November publication of the first draft of the city’s new comprehensive...

An implementation task force met Wednesday to discuss reducing Evanston’s greenhouse gas emissions as part of the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan.

CARP Implementation Task Force discusses new community dashboard to track climate action data

November 1, 2023

The Climate Action and Resilience Plan task force brainstormed ideas for a community dashboard at its meeting Wednesday.  The proposed dashboard would be a public-facing website where goals, updates...

A cooking pot sits on top of a burning gas stove.

City looks to new energy sources with potential ban on natural gas connections in new buildings

February 9, 2023

Evanston is considering a ban on natural gas connections in new building construction. The ban, if enacted, would follow similar policies implemented in cities like Seattle and New York City. It would...

Two pairs of pedestrians are crossing the road and carrying white plastic bags from Target.

‘There’s just no agreement’: Single-use bag tax returns to the drawing board

January 15, 2023

One year after Evanston’s 2015 ban on all single-use plastic bags in large businesses went into effect, city officials reported no issues with compliance. Large chain stores like CVS and Jewel-Osco transitioned...

Woman looks over a table.

Evanston Environment Board debates lifting plastic bag ban and adding bag tax

October 13, 2022

The Evanston Environment Board announced a new proposal to tax single-use plastic bags in its Thursday meeting.  These bags — currently banned for distribution in Evanston businesses larger than...

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