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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

Norris Market at night with its lights on.

Faculty, students say implementing LEDs on campus long overdue

April 10, 2023

Though Northwestern received the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy in March, environmental sciences...

Birds-eye view of waste transfer station surrounded by houses.

The business of garbage: The price of profit to residents dealing with the Church Street Waste Transfer Station

February 12, 2023

Day in and day out, trucks carry trash past Church Street Village townhouses and trundle up a long driveway to the Church Street Waste Transfer Station. For 29 years, Evanston resident Cindy Levitt...

Sustainability is part of the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse’s deconstruction practices, as well as its retail location’s construction. Some of the store’s walls have been reclaimed from other buildings and are reinforced with scrap material.

Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse focuses on second chances for materials, staff

April 20, 2022

At the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, second chances aren’t just available — they’re foundational. Dedicated to offering new opportunities through employment and material repurposement, the nonprofit...

Close up photo of Jerri Garl.

CARP Implementation Task Force talks environmental justice, ARPA funding

October 17, 2021

Ahead of Monday’s City Council meeting and with a potential heap of federal pandemic relief funding on the table, Evanston’s environmental advocacy task force discussed Wednesday how to allocate budget...

A view of Kresge Hall. It is a tan building with stone walls and four street lamps lining the border.

Northwestern wins Energy Star Partner of the Year award for second year in a row

April 13, 2021

Northwestern earned an Energy Star Partner of the Year award for the second consecutive year, according to a University release. The award, co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and...

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