Monthly Archives: May 2012

Illinois State Legislature Sends Bill Banning Cook County Landfills to Governor Quinn

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Over the past few months, residents along Chicago’s southeastern border and in the southern suburb of Dolton have been concerned that a landfill owned by the Land and Lakes waste disposal company might be expanded.  That scenario may be averted … Continue reading →

Posted in news, policy, waste

Registration for Fall 2012 Sustainability Studies Classes Is Open!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Registration is now open for Fall 2012 semester here at Roosevelt University.  Here are the Sustainability Studies offerings for the fall: We have three sections of SUST 210 The Sustainable Future, one downtown Monday evenings, one in Schaumburg Tuesday evenings, … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, courses, energy, food, planning, policy, recycling, waste, water

Energy-Efficient Train Cars Are Returning to the CTA

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

After a delay to replace defective wheel housing parts, the CTA’s next-generation energy-efficient rail cars are returning to service. The transit agency removed the cars from service in mid-December after CTA inspectors found irregularities in the journal bearing housings on … Continue reading →

Posted in news, transportation

Public Meeting on the Future of Wolf Point Tomorrow (May 29) at 5:30pm

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Wolf Point is one of the most historically significant parts of the Chicago area, as  Roosevelt Professor Mike Bryson can tell you in his fall offering of SUST 220 Water.  It is also the subject of fierce debate over potential … Continue reading →

Posted in news, planning, water

Chicago Botanic Garden Will Host World Environment Day June 2

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

The Chicago Botanic Garden will celebrate World Environment Day, the United Nations World Environment Programme’s (UNEP) global day of positive environmental action, for the fifth year from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2012. The day begins … Continue reading →

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Chicago Releases Master Plan for Union Station

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Union Station, Chicago’s hub for intercity and commuter rail service since 1925, is to get a makeover according to a master plan released by the Emanuel Administration. Over the years, there has been no shortage of grand plans for Union … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Becomes Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags. Will Chicago Follow Its Lead?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Over the past two years, several municipalities across the United States have banned or taxed plastic shopping bags in an effort to both reduce landfill costs and reduce the amount of plastic in the environment. Los Angeles, the nation’s second … Continue reading →

Posted in news, policy, recycling, waste

BP Agrees to Invest $400 Million Reducing Pollution from Whiting Refinery

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

BP announced yesterday the company will spend more than $400 million to significantly reduce noxious air pollution from its massive refinery in northwest Indiana. The improvements should help relieve problems with lung-damaging soot and other air pollution throughout the Chicago … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, news, pollution, social justice

Army Corps of Engineers Promises Accelerated Study On Preventing Carp Invasion of Lake Michigan

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

As Asian Carp continue to threaten to invade the Great Lakes, the plethora of legal and technological maneuvers to prevent that invasion have intensified.  With pressure mounting, the Army Corps of Engineers this month promised to speed up its study … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, courses, faculty, field trips, policy, presentations, water

Public Meeting on the Future of Wolf Point May 29 at 5:30pm

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Wolf Point is one of the most historically significant parts of the Chicago area, as  Roosevelt Professor Mike Bryson can tell you in his fall offering of SUST 220 Water.  It is also the subject of fierce debate over potential … Continue reading →

Posted in news, planning, water