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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

A Climate Change Theatre Action event at The Box Collective in Brooklyn in 2015. CCTA at NU is one of more than 200 performances in a biennial global series aiming to provoke dialogue and action toward climate change.

Annual theater production tackling climate change issues arrives at Northwestern

October 18, 2017

To Communication senior Isadora Porte, theater can be more than just a performance — it can be a call to action, too. Porte and other Northwestern students will get together Sunday to present Climate...

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 Trumps 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...

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...

Chiaravalle Montessori, 425 Dempster St. The school received LEED platinum certification for its new North Wing addition, the highest of four environmental rating levels.

Evanston private school receives LEED platinum certification for new wing

April 13, 2017

Evanston private school Chiaravalle Montessori received the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED platinum certification — the organization’s highest level of environmental building — for its North...

A tree that grows by The Rock in November. After President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, Evanston environmentalists emphasized their commitment to fighting climate change at a local level.

Local environmentalists decry Trump’s recent executive order

April 4, 2017

Evanston environmentalists emphasized a commitment to local action after President Donald Trump signed a recent executive order threatening to remove many safeguards aimed at combatting climate change. Kumar...

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