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Climate migration to Chicago on the rise, community reflects on city’s response

In Our Nature MagMarch 17, 2023hurricane, natural disaster, community, Puerto Rico, chicago, immigration, Hurricane Maria

This Week On Earth: February 1-7

This Week on Earth —earthquakes in Gaziantep, Turkey, wildfires in Chile and ivory trafficking in Vietnam covered by Anam Vaziri.

All Other Stories, Weekly News Update, NewsAnam VaziriFebruary 7, 2023climate change, women, earthquakes, vietnam, elephant, trafficking, chicagoComment

Extinction Rebellion In Chicago: ‘Sounding the Alarm on Climate Change’

Since its Declaration of Rebellion against the UK Parliament last year, global climate-action movement Extinction Rebellion has engaged masses around the world. Two weeks of nonviolent civil disobedience organized by Extinction Rebellion ended October 18. In Chicago, protesters took to Daley Plaza in a demonstration.

All Other Stories, NewsBella WilkesOctober 28, 2019climate change, protest, chicago, Extinction RebellionComment

9 Places to Reconnect with Nature Around Campus

Have you spent all week inside studying and need to spend some time with plants? Are you suffering from nature withdrawals? Luckily for you, here is a nifty guide to places on or near campus to recharge and connect with nature this Spring, by Emma Belanger.

Big Posts, All Other Stories, FeaturesEmma BelangerMay 6, 2019nature, reconnect, campus, Evanston, chicago, placesComment

Chicago, IL

Photography, Photo of the WeekIn Our Nature MagApril 22, 2019chicago, butterfly, flowers, earth dayComment

Evanston, IL

Photography, Photo of the WeekIn Our Nature MagFebruary 15, 2019chicago, evanston, frozen, iceComment

Evanston, IL

Photography, Photo of the WeekIn Our Nature MagJanuary 31, 2019chicago, evanston, polar vortex, frozen, sunsetComment

"The Forgotten 10th Ward"

Ambrelyn Rodriguez, a resident of the 10th ward of Chicago, says people often have no idea where that is. However, the nearly 70 industries that surround this community and use it as a dumping ground for harmful pollutants know exactly where the 10th ward is.

Bella Wilkes shares insight into the environmental justice struggles of “the forgotten 10th ward.”

New Stories, FeaturesBella WilkesJanuary 30, 2019chicago, 10th ward, environmental justice, environmental injustice, petcokeComment

Chicago Botanic Garden, IL

Photography, Photo of the WeekIn Our Nature MagJanuary 25, 2019chicago, garden, chicago botanic garden, plantsComment

This Week On Earth: February 25 - March 4

Love your dog so much you’d clone it? Barbra Streisand did exactly that. This Week on Earth also saw an early spring in the arctic and a colony of penguins visible from space, by Luodan Rojas.