Author: Lauren Robinson
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FEJA least of Illinois coal industry’s worries, experts and advocates say
Published on Social Justice News Nexus The Future Energy Jobs Act of 2016 set ambitious clean-energy goals lauded by clean energy advocates, developers, labor unions and community groups alike. More
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In Chicago suburb, candidates’ environment message easy on climate change
Published on Medill Reports HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Calling for a stronger focus on renewable energy and protection of the Great Lakes, the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club hosted a day of action on a recent Saturday in support of two pro-environment Democrats campaigning for the state legislature. More
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In Milwaukee, Obama decries Republicans’ ‘lying’
Unpublished MILWAUKEE — Former President Barack Obama rallied for Democratic candidates in Wisconsin on Friday, rebuking the Republican Party for its health care policies and what he characterized as a propensity for lying. More
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North Pond bird walk
Unpublished // VIDEO Geoff Williamson hosts weekly bird walks at North Pond in Lincoln Park. Since the walks began in 2000, he’s led over 500.
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Western wildfires diminish air quality on East Coast, spare Chicago
Unpublished Smoke from California’s wildfires is drifting east across the North American continent, even reaching into the Washington, D.C., area — but the highest concentrations of it is blowing north of Chicago, according to NOAA data and a weather forecaster. More
lauren a. robinson, msj 