Chicago: "Ban da Bag"
Chicago is a world class city. Our skyline and beaches, architecture and landscapes; our people and neighborhoods, are among the many reasons we don’t simply...
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Fracking: What do you do with all that waste?
That is the question policymakers should be asking when it comes to dealing with the disposal of toxic oil and gas wastes. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking for...
The wild (Mid)west: drilling industry moving in on Illinois with no safeguards in place
Earlier this fall, a horizontal drilling permit was issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to SM Energy, a company engaged in oil and natural...
Governor Quinn, thanks for putting the bag on that bill
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn vetoed the Plastic Bag and Film Recycling Act (SB 3442); a controversial state senate bill that passed the legislature in May, and...
A Happy Day for Sharks from the Prairie State
I've been blogging about the effort to get an Illinois shark fin ban bill ever since NRDC started working on the issue here; from the introduction of HB 4119...
Work and Progress: Illinois Legislative Session Recap
You wouldn’t know it from some of the coverage evaluating the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s session last week, but along with the disappointments...