For the last couple of weeks Mayor Daley has been taking what his press office calls a “Neighborhood Appreciation Tour” to thank the residents of communities around the city for helping him “keep Chicago moving forward,” as he and his supporters say as often as they can. But what the mayor is really embarking on […]
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The Green Mayor’s Green Policy Maker Leaves for Vancouver
Sadhu Johnston takes job as Canadian deputy city manager; mayor hasn’t decided whether to pick a new chief environmental officer.
Green jobs, compliments of the feds
The “green” economy really is growing, even if it often appears to be happening a few dozen, federally funded jobs at a time. U.S. EPA chief Lisa Jackson swung through town today to announce that the feds are sending about half a million dollars here to train people for work cleaning up some of the […]
Hot air at City Hall
The City Council’s energy and environment committee approved legislation Tuesday designed to make Chicago’s air cleaner and safer through stricter regulation of asbestos, diesel emissions from vehicles, and certain industrial polluters. City officials said the legislation was a key step in making the city greener. But it was just as notable for what it didn’t […]
Soil and rubble, toil and trouble
Aldermen advance an ordinance allowing the reuse of soil and rubble, but don’t blame them if anything’s wrong with it.
The latest dirt on the soil and rubble ordinance
The city revives its proposal to allow reuse of construction-related dirt and soil, provoking a political firestorm.
The waste of waste
Officials and business leaders hatch plans for dealing with food waste that could help the environment and the economy.
The dirt on dirt
Aldermen discuss an ordinance covering how dirt can be handled. And millions of dollars are at stake.
Taking out the garbage
City officials say they’re revisiting their plans to revamp garbage collection across Chicago.
Code green
Chicago aldermen agree to require greater energy efficiency in the city’s building codes. At least that’s what they think they did.
Green and Long Green
Daley’s environmental commissioner on making business as usual eco-friendly