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Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. Saving the Planet!
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, let's make history ourselves and take advantage of exciting opportunities to lobby for impactful environmental legislation.
March 22 is United Nations World Water Day
Here are a few of our favorite ways we can all help our environment by saving water.
How to Eat Local
Run, don’t walk, to sign up for a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) slot. CSA’s list of nearby farmers deliver locally grown, farm-fresh produce straight to your doorstep.
Architects for a Better World
March is Women’s History Month! While women are fourteen times more likely to die in climate-related catastrophes, their participation and leadership is essential to driving climate policy solutions.
Lobby Day in Springfield
Leaguers traveled with the Coalition for Plastic Reduction last Wednesday for a Lobby Day to Ban Polystyrene Foam. Check out photos from the day and learn how you can help.
Lobby Day to Ban Polystyrene Foam Food Ware
Representatives from LWV Chicago’s Environmental Action Committee are joining the Coalition for Plastic Reduction for a Lobby Day in support of a Foam Foodware Ban in Illinois. Please join us!
Take the Environmental Audit Challenge
It’s time to take stock and see what you can do for the environment in 2023. Check out our suggestions for ways to tackle change that won’t exhaust or overwhelm you.
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere!
We are in a plastic explosion. Our food comes encased in it or with plastic stickers affixed to it. Our cleaning products are packaged in it. It’s in our clothing. It’s in our waterways. So what are we to do?
Celebrate the Holiday Season in Sustainable Style
Now that the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is over, it’s time for the holiday festivities. Here are some ideas to make your holidays sparkle and shine while being green at the same time.
Happy Thanksgiving! Eat, Nap….Shop?
As we enter the time of year known as the holiday gifting season, here are a few reminders to sustainably complete your gift list.
A Season for Gratitude
As we pause to celebrate Thanksgiving with our loved ones, let us reflect on the ways we can show our gratitude to Mother Earth through our actions and intentionality.
What is Extended Producer Responsibility?
What if berries and eggs came exclusively in compostable containers? What if Amazon picked up its used packaging when delivering a new order? These are examples of possible EPR policy in action.
Happy HalloGreen!
One of the most widely-celebrated holidays is fast approaching, but let's make sure our celebration doesn’t haunt us as a curse on the environment!
Happy Energy Awareness Month!
Learn what you can do to reduce your energy consumption while updating your home, investing in sustainable energy and saving money long term.
VOTE YES for the Cook County Forest Preserves
LWV Chicago is a proud supporter of the upcoming referendum found at the bottom of our November ballots to VOTE YES for funding the Cook County Forest Preserves. Here’s why.
The Case for Reinstating Chicago’s Department of Environment
Chicago’s lofty environmental goals will not be accomplished without massive coordination efforts. So where is Chicago’s Department of Environment?
Back to School in Sustainable Style: K-12 Edition
Back to school? Already? Where did the summer go?? It’s time to get ‘geared’ up, and the The Waste Not Want Not team is here to help.
To Flush or Not to Flush?
As the world gets hotter, water conservation is going to be increasingly important, including the fact we have to keep the water we do have clean.
Plastic-Free July Event Recap
Microplastics in our bodies—what’s in our water and why does it matter? LWV Chicago co-sponsored Chicago Coalition for Plastic Reduction’s inaugural event.