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A bill waiting for Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature will require students to learn about climate change. And the legislation was created by a Naperville high school student.“My parents were like ‘It passed!’ because they found out and then it's just exciting. It was very exciting.”Learn more about the climate change education plan and the student behind it.
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Northern Illinois University recently unveiled a nearly 100-page Sustainability & Climate Action Plan. It outlines how -- from transportation to food services -- the university said it will commit to sustainability. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has the details and how some students are already leading the way.
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We need to pay more attention to what nature is trying to tell us, says Lonny Cain after his recent trip to Yellowstone.
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Student-led environmental education projects are helping them take the lead on issues like climate change
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Illinois has had frameworks for environmental literacy since 1995. But the group realized they didn’t even have a solid definition for what environmental literacy even is until now.
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At the height of the pandemic and critical race relations, I make a plea: Don't forget the other existential crisis, climate change.The three are related.…
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The effects of climate change are becoming more and more apparent. Experts suggest there is a narrow window in which to act before they get worse.Various…
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Illinois’ climatologist, Trent Ford, said the effects of climate change are becoming evident throughout the state. Ford said the primary effect of climate…
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It’s late afternoon and the sun is setting over the fields next to Central High School in Burlington. Inside, four students stand at the front of a…
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An overwhelming majority of Illinoisans say lawmakers should make dealing with climate change a priority. That’s according to the latest results from an...