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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

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons at a City Council meeting Monday. Rue Simmons wants to put policy behind CARP and garner support from Evanston’s business and service community for the plan.

Evanston plan to combat climate change emphasizes equity

February 14, 2019

In its new Climate Action and Resilience Plan, Evanston seeks to use an “equity-centered lens” to help residents overcome barriers to achieving climate change objectives. As one of the plan’s...

Northwestern’s campus in Evanston. Members of the Mayor’s Climate Action Resilience Plan Working Group on Tuesday delayed a vote on their climate action plan.

Approval of sustainability plan delayed pending final revisions

October 10, 2018

The Mayor’s Climate Action Resilience Plan Working Group on Tuesday delayed a vote to approve its sustainability plan because final revisions have yet to be completed. Members delayed the vote until...

Evanston sustainability coordinator Kumar Jensen speaks at an Evanston Climate Action and Resilience Plan Working Group meeting in April. The group is set to finalize its plan Oct. 9.

Group members revise sustainability plan after receiving community feedback

October 3, 2018

Following a review of public concerns at a Tuesday meeting, the Mayor’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan Working Group is set to approve its sustainability plan on Oct. 9. The Climate Action and...

Kumar Jensen.

Evanston sustainability coordinator named to 2018 GreenBiz ‘30 Under 30’ list

June 7, 2018

Evanston’s sustainability coordinator Kumar Jensen was named Monday to the 2018 GreenBiz “30 Under 30” list of young leaders in sustainable business who demonstrate “the world-changing promise...

Evanston Public Works Department staff plants a tree Saturday as part of the city’s annual Earth Day celebration. The Evanston Ecology Center also hosted family-friendly activities for the day.

City hosts annual Earth Day celebration, cleanups

April 22, 2018

The city hosted an Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration Saturday, designating cleanup spots around Evanston and providing family-friendly activities at the Evanston Ecology Center. The event — “Clean...

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