Topic: Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago waterways long used to carry away the city's waste must be cleaned up expeditiously so residents can play in them, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told state officials on Thursday."A decade of investments in walkways, boat ramps and ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Environmental groups on Tuesday sued the city of Chicago's water treatment authority, charging its sewage promotes algae growth that is choking Midwestern rivers and contributes to the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone."The federal lawsuit demands Chicago's Metropolitan Water Reclamation ...
Corps outlines study to keep Asian carp, other invasives from moving between watershedsThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a plan Tuesday to study how to prevent invasive species — including the voracious Asian carp — from migrating between the Great Lakes ...
Throwing any electronics into the dumpster and ultimately into landfills is a thing of the past. I do know of one electronic waste specialist that I recommend, highly.If you are larger scale or a business I would recommend hooking up with Intercon ...
Ewaste, is electronic junk, pretty much?any piece technology that yields precious metals. This is not happening for long as Intercon Solutions along with several other companies are leading the way in preventing hazardous Ewaste from getting disposed of improperly. Most companies will ...
There aren?t many substances as adaptable, environmentally friendly, oruseful as glass. Glass makers had already discovered that addingcertain minerals to the silica and flux before firing would create coloredglass, but it wasn?t until the Roman period that they figured out how to ...
The wonder of the driftwood has captivated this artist for over 30 years. Time and again I have walked the beaches, from the Indiana Dunes to Chicago's Magnificent Mile, combing the Lake Michigan shoreline. I am inspired to re-purpose materials for artwork ...
The city of Chicago has a dedicated team in place to promote events and activities in which volunteers can come together and help to preserve the environment and prevent littering. The Department of Environment is also responsible for developing environmental policies, and ...
Environmentalists encourage urban building owners to plant gardens or construct greenhouses on their roofs for aesthetic and ecological benefits. In addition, rooftop gardens reduce air pollution and the emission of greenhouse gases, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Chicago Green Roof ...
One woman in Chicago worried about what plastic might be doing to her health--and the environment--and she made a pledge to live a plastic-free life. Have you heard about the woman in Chicago named Jeanne Haegele who decided to completely cut out ...
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