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Solar farms are cropping up in Will County
Empowered by Illinois’ new Future Energy Jobs Act, solar companies have approached area farmers in recent weeks about converting a...
Sep 7, 2017
Calumet Heritage Partnership releases feasibility study
The feasibility study was recently forwarded to the National Park Service, and their evaluation is awaited. Download the final version of...
Sep 7, 2017
Sep 6, 2017
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus requests proposals for Public Sector Energy Efficiency Program
Deadlines: November 1, 2017 — Standard Deadline to submit Project Proposal Form. December 31, 2017 – Work for all projects must be...
Aug 14, 2017
Will County is first in Illinois to be named ‘solar smart’
The county was named a SolSmart Bronze designee by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) in the 2017 SolSmart...
Aug 1, 2017
In green demolition, Lincoln Mall’s debris is being recycled
Image: Screen grab from a Village of Matteson YouTube video A little bit of the shuttered Lincoln Mall in Matteson could be in your...
Jul 31, 2017
Butterfly Ranch at the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park winner of ComEd and Openlands grant program
ComEd and Openlands will award grants from the ComEd Green Region Program to 25 recipients, ranging from municipalities to forest...
Jul 24, 2017
Funding opportunities: FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs
Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs, Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM). New in this...
Jul 24, 2017
MWRD is now selling compost and accepting bulk yard waste to promote resource recovery
Landscapers and gardeners seeking premium quality compost while making a commitment to their environment can look no further than the...
Jul 19, 2017
Cook County Homeland Security & Emergency Management answers questions on state disaster flood p
From the Cook County Homeland Security & Emergency Management’s web site: For Governments What does the state disaster proclamation mean...
Jul 18, 2017
Oak Forest OKs electronics recycling deal
For the past five years Oak Forest has relied upon NuWay Disposal to pick up trash and handle the recycling for its residents. But the...
Jul 17, 2017
Funding opportunity: Drive Clean fast charging electric vehicle charging stations
Why consider a municipal DC Fast Charging Station? The market supports it! Chicago is ranked seventh among metropolitan areas for highest...
Jul 12, 2017
MWRD calls for green infrastructure projects
Rain garden on Longwood Drive in Blue Island. Image courtesy of MWRD Press release from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of...
Jun 14, 2017
Funding opportunity through the 2017 Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program
Funding provided by the U.S. Forest Service Grant funding administered by: The Morton Arboretum This request for proposals has been...
Jun 2, 2017
Illinois designates 918 acres as Bobolink Meadow Land and Water Reserve in Tinley, Flossmoor & C
The land is owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and was restored by the non-profit Openlands, a conservation...
May 26, 2017
Grant opportunity: Chi-Cal Rivers Fund 2017
Note: Cook County’s Department of Environment and Sustainability is offering technical assistance in applying for incentives or grants. ...
May 25, 2017
Funding opportunity through the IL EPA’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Financial Assistanc
Illinois EPA’s Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Financial Assistance Program (a.k.a. Section 319(h) Grant Program) is...
May 12, 2017
Earth Day activities and events in the Southland
Earth Day is being supersized to an eight-day Earth Week in Park Forest as organizers focus on a theme linking the environment to world...
Apr 14, 2017
Chicago Heights, Park Forest, Markham among pilot sites to help study and establish community shared
Cook County Announces Pilot Sites to Help Establish Community Shared Solar Power Initiative will broaden the reach of solar energy to...
Apr 3, 2017
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