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Subscribe School district: New Lenox 122 Family: Brian - 44, husband; Jack - 17, son; Sam - 15, son Does anyone in your family work in politics or government? No Education: Rhonda earned her bachelors degree in Biology from Augustana College in Rock Island. She completed her teaching certification, her Masters in Education, and earned a Teacher Leader endorsement from the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Occupation: Teacher - 20 years Previous or current elected or appointed office: NLSD 12...

Fox21Online A new skate park is coming to the Gary New Duluth Recreation Center. February 22, 2021 Earlier today, large concrete blocks were delivered to the site to help build a 95-foot retaining wall. More than $300,000 have been invested in the skate park, while they need about $350 thousand more to complete the project. “I think people look at this project and they see how important it is to bring some vitality back to this part of Duluth,” said Fran Morris, a board member of GND Develo...

WDIO Created: February 22, 2021 04:34 PM Five semi-loads of concrete blocks are now waiting to become part of a retaining wall at the GND Rec skate park. Kivi Trucking donated the trucking service to get them up from St. Michael. Darrel Johnson Excavating unloaded them carefully. Mark Boben, president of the GND Development Alliance, said, "We are so grateful to all of our partners and donors for their in-kind labor and time and donations." Concrete for a retaining wall has be...

SHARE BOEM is reviewing a draft environmental impact statement on plans by offshore wind developers Ørsted and Eversource to build up to 15 turbines for the South Fork Wind Farm. BOEM image. A draft environmental impact statement for the South Fork Wind Farm project off southern New England includes alternatives for a fishing vessel traffic lane and protecting ocean bottom habitat for fisheries. Both could potentially displace preferred locations for up to 15 wind turbines of 6 to 12 megawatt...

The Marthas Vineyard Times BOEM reopens review of Vineyard Wind GE Haliade X are the turbines being proposed by Vineyard Wind. -Courtesy GE website The environmental review of Vineyard Wind is back before the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the federal agency announced Wednesday.  “Offshore wind has the potential to help our nation combat climate change, improve resilience through reliable power, and spur economic development to create good-paying jobs,” said BOEM director A...

Reversing a Trump administration decision that canceled the process late last year, the Biden administration said Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm.

The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first key offshore wind farm in the United States, reversing a Trump administration decision that cancelled the process late last year. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said in a statement it would resume an environmental review of the Vineyard Wind project as part of the administration’s broad plan to speed up renewable energy development on federal lands and waters. “BOEM is committed to conducti...

SHARE Vineyard Wind 1 (dark blue at center) would be the first offshore wind energy project among several planned on federal leases south of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. BOEM image. A top New York energy and environment official who worked on her state’s drive for offshore wind energy, now director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, announced Wednesday the federal agency is resuming its environmental review of the Vineyard Wind project. “Offshore wind has the potential to help ou...

(2) WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2021 / The United States commercial fishing industry is united around the common goals of protecting our traditional fishing communities, maintaining domestic food security, and leading with evidence-based decision making during an era of rapidly changing ocean use. We are encouraged by the new Administrations commitment to inclusivity and environmental science. We look forward to improving partnerships between lawmakers, policymakers, and fisheries...

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