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Apr 22, 2020 9:42 PM - Air and water have gotten cleaner, and people are hearing the sounds of nature during the COVID-19 shutdown. It's like a postcard from nature's future, explaining how our environment could be if we change our ways.
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Stericycle completes divestiture of business unitApr 7, 2020 10:31 AM - Stericycle, Inc. said it has completed its divestiture of the Domestic Environmental Solutions business, excluding the health care customer and unused consumer pharmaceutical take-back services, to Harsco Corpo. for approximately $462.5 million in cash.
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Recycling may be affected by coronavirus-related staffing issuesMar 23, 2020 4:43 PM - Even trash pickup is changing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kane County recycling coordinator Jennifer Jarland warned Monday that haulers who serve area residents are contemplating changes, citing staffing shortages.
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Broadwind appoints retiring CEO as board chairmanFeb 24, 2020 11:21 AM - Broadwind, a diversified manufacturer of specialized components, announced Stephanie K. Kushner has been appointed chairman of the company's board of directors
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Chicago Area Clean Cities to Host Green Drives Conference
Feb 19, 2020 7:59 AM - Chicago Area Clean Cities announced it will hold its ninth annual Green Drives Conference & Expo on Thursday, April 30. -
Medline testing equipment that could allow Waukegan factory to use ethylene oxide again
Feb 12, 2020 7:38 PM - Medline Industries in Waukegan will begin testing equipment designed to meet new, stricter state standards to capture ethylene oxide, a potential cancer-causing gas. -
Stericycle sell environmental solutions business for $462.5MFeb 8, 2020 1:00 AM - Stericycle said Friday it will sell most of its Domestic Environmental Solutions business to Harsco Corp. for $462.5 million in an all-cash deal.
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Verdict expected in late spring or summer in Shodeen, Mill Creek water district trialFeb 4, 2020 4:48 PM - A long-running dispute between prominent Geneva developer Kent Shodeen and a water reclamation district could be resolved by late spring or early summer when a judge is expected to deliver his verdict in the December trial, according to an attorney in the lawsuit.
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Foster, Ventura lock horns over environmental issues
Jan 24, 2020 5:25 AM - Centrist four-term lawmaker U.S. Rep. Bill Foster and progressive Democrat Rachel Ventura expressed different approaches to tackling global warming and climate change in an interview with the Daily Herald editorial board. The two are running in the 11th Congressional District Democratic primary. -
Businesses poised to benefit from Illinois' renewable energy boom
Jan 23, 2020 11:56 AM - For many local residents, decarbonizing Illinois' economy in the fastest and most effective way possible to sustain a healthy environment -- while growing jobs and the state's economy. For business owners, this presents a number of new opportunities to be a part of the solution.
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