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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 group of students walk on the street. Some hold signs reading phrases such as “We Want a Sustainability Coordinator. One walks with a bicycle.

ETHS students walk out to call for sustainability coordinator, intergenerational advocacy

April 25, 2022

Holding a sign reading “Witherspoon: this is your legacy,” Evanston Township High School senior Ethan Schaefer stood among a crowd of nearly 150 students and Evanston residents Monday afternoon. His...

A participant writes on a poster that says “Indigenous Sacrifice Zones: Environmental Injustice.”

‘Generations of Environmental Justice’ provides all-night climate education and builds community

April 24, 2022

Northwestern students and Evanston residents filed into Alice Millar Chapel on Friday evening for an all-night Earth Day event filled with speakers, workshops and live music. The student-led event,...

A drawing of a globe with clouds is surrounded by a pink heart. The illustration is framed with drawings of leaves.

ETHS student activists lead first Climate Justice Conference

April 21, 2022

Student activist Emmet Ebels-Duggan said they wanted students to leave Evanston Township High School’s inaugural Climate Justice Conference feeling energized, educated and hopeful. “Information...

Green-blue lake water borders a lakefill with green trees while birds fly through the sky.

CARP struggles to gain traction three years after its implementation

February 28, 2022

When City Council first approved the Climate Action and Resilience Plan in 2018, it was poised to advance progressive environmental policy in Evanston.  CARP outlines several climate goals for the...

Someone stands above a crowd, outside, holding a blue megaphone.

“Climate justice now”: ETown Sunrise and ETHS students walk out for CARP implementation

October 25, 2021

About 150 Evanston Township High School students walked out of their last class Friday afternoon, pressuring City Council to increase funding and support for the implementation of the city’s Climate...

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