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Chicago Area Prairie Peninsula Environmental News - News and links for the Chicago Wilderness ecological area.

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Applications Are Open! 🪺 We’re looking for research, stories, collaborations, curricula, and creative projects that can grow into more inclusive approaches to bird conservation. Learn more: bit.ly/4bU4yUd Featured Artwork by 2024 Resident Artist Jon Ching
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Landscapes Spring Issues: mccdistrict.org/about_us/new…
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Windy City Bird Lab Gets A Boost From Illinois Audubon Society That’ll Fund It For 3 Years: lockclubchicago.org/2026/02/…
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March 19, Conversation with Janet McCabe: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Crabs Are Producing Nanoplastics That Could Quickly Move Into the Seafood We Eat, Study Finds: foodandwine.com/fiddler-crab…

This Tiny Crab Is Speeding Up Microplastic Breakdown — and Potentially Sending Nanoplastics Into...

A recent study tracked fiddler crabs in heavily polluted mangroves in Colombia. The crabs accumulated plastic at levels far higher than the surrounding sediment — and as they fed, their grinding...

foodandwine.com
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Stumped about Arbor Day? Let's talk! February 27: mortonarb.zoom.us/meeting/re…
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Illinois' Looming Abandoned Oil Well Crisis March 4: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
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By tightening or fluffing their feathers, they can look round and relaxed or tall and branch-like when threatened. #WillCoForests #Owl #BirdWatching
A screech owl perched on a tree branch with text reading, “Did you know? Screech owls can change their feather shape to match their mood or situation.”

ALT A screech owl perched on a tree branch with text reading, “Did you know? Screech owls can change their feather shape to match their mood or situation.”

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Ogden Dunes abandons project to place stone erosion barrier in Lake Michigan: ipm.org/news/2025-12-05/ogde…

Ogden Dunes abandons project to place stone erosion barrier in Lake Michigan

This comes after a nearly two-year legal battle with the environmental group Save the Dunes. Fights over whether to harden the Lake Michigan shoreline have been going on for years and are likely to...

ipm.org
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Lake County towns and Chicago win $120 million settlement with Monsanto over toxic chemical production, contamination: lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/…

Lake County towns and Chicago win $120 million settlement with Monsanto over toxic chemical...

Multiple cities and villages in Lake County, along with the state, have been awarded $120 million following a lawsuit against Monsanto over the contamination of PCBs in the area.

lakemchenryscanner.com
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Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demand: wbez.org/environment/2025/12…

Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demand

The news is a blow to Gov. JB Pritzker’s climate change-fighting goals too, as demand from AI data centers soars while wind and solar development stalls.

wbez.org
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New IL law helps farmers, landowners with nuisance deer control: wandtv.com/news/statehouse/n…
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Bison once again roam Kane County prairie habitat: wspynews.com/news/local/biso…

Bison once again roam Kane County prairie habitat

A small herd of American bison are back in a prairie habitat in Kane County for the first time in more than 200 years.

wspynews.com
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Confirmed: First snowfall of the year begins covering solar panels — It’s producing a strange effect that will grow stronger: ecoticias.com/en/confirmed-f…

Solar panels work better in cold weather, even when the first snow arrives

As the first droplets of snowfall begin to settle on nearby rooftops and fields, solar panels are also being covered by this first snowfall of the new season.

ecoticias.com
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Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules:propublica.org/article/air-p…

Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules

In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.

propublica.org
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EHS Annual Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

EHS Annual Survey

This quick 3-minute survey will help us ensure that our newsletters, resources, and initiatives continue to reflect what matters most to you. Thank you for your support and partnership; we wouldn’t...

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Slithering Threat: Asian Swamp Eels Spread in U.S. Waterways, Alarm Wildlife Experts: a-z-animals.com/articles/sli…

Slithering Threat: Asian Swamp Eels Spread in U.S. Waterways, Alarm Wildlife Experts

The Asian swamp eel is an air-breathing, mud-loving predator spreading throughout the United States. These slithering threats are hard to detect and built to survive conditions that affect native...

a-z-animals.com
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2026 OGRAIN Winter Conference!:ograin.cals.wisc.edu/ograin-…

2026 OGRAIN Winter Conference

Big THANK YOU to everyone that joined us for the 2026 OGRAIN Winter Conference! Save the date: January 28-30th, 2027 Join us January 22nd through 24th, 2026 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI! The...

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3 things to watch in EPA’s endangerment repeal: eenews.net/articles/3-things…

3 things to watch in EPA’s endangerment repeal

The agency is close to finalizing its rollback of the endangerment finding. Legal experts say its success could hinge on these details.

eenews.net
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Hold Prairie State Coal Plant Accountable! training: sierraclub.org/illinois?_gl=…

Sierra Club Illinois Chapter

From the shores of Lake Michigan to the forests of the Shawnee, Illinois is a state rich in natural beauty.

sierraclub.org
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