Jenny Whidden
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Illinois legislature passes carbon capture and sequestration regulationsJun 04, 2024 7:22 pm - Environmental advocates are touting Illinois' recently passed carbon capture and sequestration bill as one of the strongest in the nation — though they also say it doesn'...
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Crate-free pork is on the rise in some Illinois grocery chains, but not everywhereMay 31, 2024 11:59 pm - When you pick up fresh pork chops from behind the glass at Mariano’s, you can be sure the product came from a farm that does not use gestation crates — metal enclosures s...
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How Illinois’ more than 400 bee species are supported by native plants — and how you can help them, tooMay 27, 2024 4:32 pm - While native garden plants like wild bergamot and common milkweed certainly are vital resources for pollinators, one only needs to look up to find that trees are just as important — especially for the more than 400 native bee species in Illinois.
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Illinois state lawmakers scramble to advance wetlands protection bill as session end nearsMay 21, 2024 6:15 pm - With less than a week of legislative session remaining in Springfield, lawmakers and environmental advocates are scrambling to pass a bill that would restore protections ...
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Naperville native returns home: Battery tech startup Bedrock Materials settles down in ChicagoMay 16, 2024 5:39 pm - When Naperville native Spencer Gore left Illinois for internships at NASA and SpaceX, he didn't look back. He went on to join Tesla's battery engineering team and then st...
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DuPage Forest Preserves take in more carbon than the district emits: What’s next for the organizationMay 17, 2024 3:36 pm - From all-electric golf carts to geothermal energy, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has explored a unique slate of sustainability initiatives to reach a tipp...
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Millions of birds soar above the suburbs as spring migration peaksMay 13, 2024 5:19 pm - This week, millions of birds will fly through the night skies above the Chicago area as they travel from their winter homes down South to their summer breeding grounds in Canada and northern states like Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Legislation could help lower concrete’s carbon footprint in Illinois: ‘It’s literally what the world is made out of’May 10, 2024 5:10 pm - Lawmakers and advocates are looking to offset greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world’s most consumed materials second only to water — concrete. The building mate...
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Food scrap collection services growing, but not in all suburbsMay 08, 2024 7:34 pm - Food makes up the single largest waste stream in Illinois — 20% of the 19 million tons of waste we send to the landfill each year — but just 50 communities had access to ...
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Study: Natural gas ratepayers could see an increase of $74 a month by 2035May 06, 2024 7:16 pm - Customers of Illinois’ four largest gas utilities including Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois are in for a hike of at least $74 a month by 2035, according to a study released...