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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


The Evanston Environmental Board meeting at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Board members outlined strategies to implement CARP goals in 2020.

Environment Board prioritizes CARP implementation at first meeting of 2020

January 9, 2020

The Evanston Environment Board announced its primary goal for 2020 at its Thursday meeting: helping to implement the Climate Action and Resilience Plan. Members emphasized the difficulty that comes...

Lake Michigan. The city praised the success of outreach in its climate action plan.

City praises outreach as major success of CARP

October 30, 2019

In December 2018, Evanston City Council passed the Climate Action and Resilience Plan, Evanston’s response to climate change as the Great Lakes region grows more sensitive to a changing environment. Almost...

The City of Evanston’s Environment Board. Board members discuss the implementation of a recently enacted climate action plan.

Evanston environmental board discusses implementing climate action plan

May 10, 2019

The City of Evanston’s Environment Board on Thursday discussed the continued implementation of the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan. First initiated by Mayor Steve Hagerty, CARP is a climate...

Jerri Garl discusses a proposed ordinance that would prohibit the use of polystyrene food service containers. Garl made a motion to send city staff, who will revise the draft before it potentially reaches city council.

Evanston Environment Board endorses ordinance to prohibit polystyrene use

November 10, 2017

The Evanston Environment Board signaled support for a city ordinance that would ban expanded polystyrene, a plastic commonly referred to as Styrofoam. A group of Evanston residents proposed a draft...

Evanston Environment Board co-chairs Wendy Pollock (left) and Scott Osborne (middle) and board member Christopher Kucharczyk (right) sit at an EEB meeting Thursday. The board discussed a bird habitat enhancement project and a potential road development.

Environment Board discusses bird habitat enhancement, road development

May 11, 2017

The Evanston Environment Board met Thursday to discuss an update on the North Shore Channel Habitat Project and a development in Isabella Woods. Wendy Pollock, co-chair of the board, said the North...

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