Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Nancy Schietzelt, president of the board of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County for more than 10 years, was presented with the Theta Award, the group’s highest […]
By Destiny Seaton The recent holidays mean many households are inundated with excess expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam. Luckily for McHenry County, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County runs […]
By Destiny Seaton You may remember, last year the Environmental Defenders were able to get 13 villages, cities, townships, and parks to sign up for the 2022 National Wildlife Federation’s […]
The Environmental Defenders have been avid and committed proponents of solar – including Community Solar – for 50 years. Community Solar allows people without access to rooftop solar to receive […]
By Destiny Seaton and Jessica Beverly Air pollution has been heavy on everyone’s mind lately, and for good reason. Thanks to the Canadian wildfires, in the past few weeks the […]
By Destiny Seaton According to the Environmental Protection Agency, in 2019 about 66 million tons of waste was generated by the food retail, food service, and residential sectors, with about […]
By Destiny Seaton Spring is officially here in Chicagoland, and that means it’s time for spring cleaning! This year, consider donating unwanted items lying around your house to a good […]
By Kaina Gonzalez Let’s look at Earth Month a bit differently this year by evaluating how we can each reduce our energy use and how that reduction will improve the […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Five awards for significant local contributions to the environment were presented this month during the annual dinner of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County. The awards went […]
By Destiny Seaton According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 14.5 million tons of plastic containers and packaging was generated in 2018. Additionally, a new study was recently published in the […]
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