Articles filed under Climate Change
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Future of nuclear power: State lawmakers weigh looser restrictions, but environmentalists waryMar 17, 2023 5:11 PM - A measure allowing the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants has bipartisan, bicameral support in the General Assembly as leaders consider the next steps in meeting carbon-free energy goals while maintaining grid reliability.
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'This is the answer to climate change': How regenerative agriculture is restoring public land
Mar 15, 2023 6:24 AM - The farming and grazing practice of regenerative agriculture, heralded by environmentalists as a major solution to climate change and water issues, is a conservation alternative to conventional farming. County forest preserve and conservation districts are employing it on land they can't restore themselves yet.
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Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern
Mar 14, 2023 3:17 PM - The Biden administration's approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change.
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Scientists say climate change goosed New Zealand storm fury
Mar 14, 2023 7:10 AM - Climate change worsened flooding from a tropical cyclone that shut down much of New Zealand last month in one of the country's costliest disasters, scientists said, but they couldn't quite calculate how much it magnified the catastrophe.
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Death toll climbs as Cyclone Freddy slams Malawi, Mozambique
Mar 14, 2023 7:09 AM - An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 56 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed.
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Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
Mar 13, 2023 1:53 PM - The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation that it flies in the face of the Democratic president's pledges to slow climate change.
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Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.
Mar 13, 2023 1:26 PM - The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden's climate goals.
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Morton Arboretum, Shedd Aquarium gain global designation as Centers for Species Survival
Mar 9, 2023 3:19 PM - The IUCN's Species Survival Commission -- made up of 8,300 conservationists around the globe -- named the Shedd Aquarium the first dedicated Center for Species Survival: Freshwater and the Morton Arboretum the first Center for Species Survival: Trees. Of the 11 centers recognized globally by the commission, five are in North America.
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Bill to require warning labels on gas stoves passes state House Consumer Protection CommitteeMar 8, 2023 5:52 PM - Legislation sponsored by Downers Grove Democratic state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray would require all gas stoves manufactured after Jan. 1, 2024, and sold in Illinois to have a warning label detailing asthma risks associated with gas stove emissions.
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To develop its own climate plan, Kane County is asking for community feedbackMar 8, 2023 6:26 AM - In creating a list of climate goals and local resources, Kane County is turning to its residents, business owners and anyone active in their community to give them an opportunity to learn about the county's existing climate conditions, and in turn to hear feedback from community members on what the plan should prioritize.
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