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Northern sea otter pup rescued in Alaska finds new home at Shedd Aquarium
Sea otters help maintain the balance of their ecosystems and keep kelp forests healthy by eating sea urchins that graze on giant kelp.
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Chicago hears from Cincinnati and Newark officials on how to speed up replacement of toxic lead pipes
There are an estimated 409,000 lead service lines in Chicago — more than in any other U.S. city. So far the city has replaced 4,255.
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2 Oak Park-River Forest High School seniors take their climate and environment interests, activism to U.N. confab in Dubai
The climate conference runs through Dec. 12, and former secretaries of state John Kerry and Hilary Clinton have also been in attendance.
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Chicago high schooler among 6 area activists who will give young people a voice at global climate summit in Dubai
Danica Sun, 17, and other young activists have been part of a group pushing for a climate literacy bill in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Here’s why the UAE, the autocratic COP28 host, has to allow limited protests at the summit
Participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks Sunday found themselves greeted by the rarest sights in the United Arab Emirates — public protests.
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Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health.
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US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy.
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Developing nations press rich world to better fight climate change at U.N. climate summit
Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming — and they have the pope’s blessing.
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After a slow start, sandhill crane raised in captivity released into the wild to join other birds
Anyone expecting sweeping, dramatic music as a rescued sandhill crane left its crate Wednesday at the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area and soared into the crystal clear sky to join its tribe was sorely disappointed.
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Biden EPA proposes requirements for utilities to remove toxic lead water pipes within a decade; Chicago likely to get more time
Chicago has 400,000 of the toxic pipes, more than any other city. Illinois has more than any other state.
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Illinois grape growers prepare to take on the invasive spotted lanternfly after first sighting this fall
The state Department of Agriculture worries about how spotted lanternflies will affect the agritourism industry, including vineyards.
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Wolverines threatened with extinction as climate change melts their snowy mountain refuges, US says
About 300 surviving animals in the contiguous U.S. live in fragmented, isolated groups at high elevations.
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A strong El Nino winter is expected, scientists say. Here’s what it means for snow and temps in Chicago.
For Chicago, an El Nino winter likely means warmer, drier weather from December through February.
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National climate report identifies lack of equity and flooding risks, issues that hit close to home in Illinois
Those with limited access to resources and resilient infrastructure will face the most risks — particularly Black, Hispanic and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities — from flooding and pollution, report says.
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Wolf Carbon Solutions pauses its bid for Illinois approval of a controversial 260-mile CO2 pipeline
Wolf’s decision comes a month after a staff member at the ICC recommended against allowing the pipeline to be built, citing multiple concerns, including safety and uncertainty about who would supply the carbon dioxide and where it would be stored.
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In 1st trial of its kind in the U.S., Irish startup spreads concrete dust on Illinois farm field to remove CO2 from the air
Applying concrete to cropland would ideally also be low-cost, as the material requires no maintenance after being applied to fields.
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Turkeys were a marvel of conservation. Now their numbers are dwindling.
Wild turkeys were a 20th-century conservation triumph. But over the last 10 or 15 years, wild turkeys have fallen into significant decline throughout the South and Midwest.
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To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extreme weather events fueled by human-caused climate change, according to a report released Thursday.
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Soot pollution from coal-fired power plants is more deadly than soot from other sources, study shows
Only Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio recorded more deaths associated with coal plant pollution than the 25,000 deaths in Illinois during the period studied.
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Residents call Chicago report that maps neighborhood pollution flawed because calculations don’t include industrial corridors
City says proximity to rail freight lines and hazardous waste facilities are better measures of the impact of industries on communities.