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A central Indiana university has taken the initiative to address environmental challenges on campus and in the nearby community. Surveys conducted by Butler University have identified plenty of opportunities for cleaner energy and less waste. The schools goal is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and 100% by 2050. ...

University Park is a small suburb south of Chicago built around sprawling warehouses for companies like Clorox Amazon and Solo Cup that attract a steady stream of diesel truck traffic

By Kari Lydersen for Energy News Network.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration University Park is a small suburb south of Chicago, built around sprawling warehouses for companies like Clorox, Amazon and Solo Cup that attract a steady stream of diesel truck traffic. Its residents, 88% of whom are African American, are also exposed to pollution from a steel and wire processing facility rel...

A new round of federal funding is coming North Dakotas way to help plug dozens of abandoned oil wells. The U.S. Department of the Interior this week awarded $25 million to North Dakota to respond to what is described as "legacy pollution." With the financial boost, 46 orphaned oil and gas wells will be plugged, along with remediation work at more than 270 contaminated sites. ...

State and local governments across the country are finalizing plans and preparing applications for a $5 billion federal climate grant program under the Inflation Reduction Act.

University Park earned the second-highest score of a dozen municipalities participating in the first cohort of a Metropolitan Mayors Caucus program to boost electric vehicle adoption. A gold star for EV Readiness: Chicago-area program prepares...

University Park earned the second-highest score of a dozen municipalities participating in the first cohort of a Metropolitan Mayors Caucus program to boost electric vehicle adoption.

After two years in the works, Rolling Meadows is emphasizing local impact as it closes in on completing its first sustainability plan.

Community solar, a subscriber-based service that allows residents to participate in solar power without having to own panels, has grown exponentially over the last three years. Heres what you need to know.

Sixteen communities -- including Aurora, Geneva, Hampshire and Deer Park -- will receive training and assistance to prepare for a growing demand for EVs and their respective chargers.