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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


Mayor Daniel Biss announced the GIS mapping tool as part of the Environment Equity Investigation in October 2022.

Environmental Justice Evanston in talks to develop mapping tool prototype with city

February 28, 2024

For the past two years, Environmental Justice Evanston has been working on a prototype of a map based on environmental equities data in partnership with the city. The geographic information system mapping...

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 greenhouse gas emissions, requests on climate action in 2024 agenda

January 3, 2024

At their first meeting of the new year Wednesday, members of the implementation task force for Evanston’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan discussed the main contributors to the city’s greenhouse...

A drawing of the state of Illinois contains buildings, trees, and recycling symbols.

As Evanston moves toward sustainability, local activists criticize slow pace of change

May 24, 2023

For many environmental activists in Evanston, their greatest priority involves meeting the goals set out in the Climate Action and Resilience Plan first approved by the city in 2018.   The plan calls...

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As D65 proceeds with 5th Ward school, environmental advocates ask for commitment to sustainability

March 8, 2023

Evanston resident Janet Alexander Davis’ oldest son attended kindergarten at the Foster School in 1966. Because Foster was in their neighborhood, Davis would walk her son to school every day.  But...

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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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