http://www.windycitizen.com/tag/environment The latest reader-recommended stories from Chicago. en http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/news/2009/11/02/landing-green-job <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/green_1.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Low-income workers could get a smaller slice of proposed environmentally responsible jobs.</p> chicagoreporter.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/news/2009/11/02/landing-green-job#comments News chicago Environment ex-offenders green economy labor unemployment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:21:05 -0600 18750 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-475m-for-great-lakes-cleanup <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/021109fun-along-lake-michigan.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>A budget proposal from the Obama administration would spend $475 million on beach cleanups, wetlands restoration and removal of toxic sediments from river bottoms around the Great Lakes - including La</p> news.yahoo.com <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-475m-for-great-lakes-cleanup">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/18/obama-proposes-475m-for-great-lakes-cleanup#comments Politics congress Environment federal stimulus Lake Michigan obama Mon, 18 May 2009 15:14:01 -0500 8674 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/local/2009/05/12/chicago-furniture-maker-creates-his-work-from-residential-teardowns <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/H0509_PE_Wood_01.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>Aaron Pahmier—idealist, entrepreneur—makes his mark with Green Sawn furniture</p> chicagohomemag.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/local/2009/05/12/chicago-furniture-maker-creates-his-work-from-residential-teardowns#comments Neighborhoods Aaron Pahmier chicago design Environment Green Sawn Sustainable Furniture Tue, 12 May 2009 15:10:53 -0500 8462 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/local/2009/04/07/mwrd-chemical-discharges-are-within-the-law <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District says a study naming Chicago as a key contributor to the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" is misleading</p> chitowndailynews.org http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/local/2009/04/07/mwrd-chemical-discharges-are-within-the-law#comments Neighborhoods Environment mwrd Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:01:12 -0500 6767 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/science/2009/04/03/study-chicagos-tainted-water-killing-marine-life-in-the-gulf <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>The U.S.</p> chitowndailynews.org <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/science/2009/04/03/study-chicagos-tainted-water-killing-marine-life-in-the-gulf">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/science/2009/04/03/study-chicagos-tainted-water-killing-marine-life-in-the-gulf#comments Science Environment pollution water Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:32:32 -0500 6637 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/04/01/earth-hour-chicago <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="/files/3395425386_9b38bbebeb.jpg" alt="a photograph of the chicago cityscape during earth hour" /> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/todaysphotos" class="og_links">Today&#039;s Photos</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/04/01/earth-hour-chicago">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/04/01/earth-hour-chicago#comments Neighborhoods chicago earth Environment hour Today&#039;s Photos Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:32:30 -0500 6510 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/link/politicscity-news/2008/10/city-new-building-code-to-save-energy-money <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->A City Council committee unanimously passed the code after environmental organizations and builders joined to support it. It is expected to cut Chicago's greenhouse gas emissions.</p> chitowndailynews.org http://www.windycitizen.com/link/politicscity-news/2008/10/city-new-building-code-to-save-energy-money#comments Chicago City Council committee energy greenhouse gas emissions Politics Environment Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:05:56 -0500 3346 at http://www.windycitizen.com