environmental justice Archives

Talking Chicago Environmental Smack with the Experts

June 12, 2021June 18, 2021 Mike Nowak Building Decarbonization Working Group, Chicago Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago Department of the Environment, Elevate Energy, environmental justice, Green Corps, Peggy Malecki, recycling, Sandra Henry, Suzanne Malec-McKenna, The Mike Nowak Show, Urban Forestry Advisory Board

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In a special 90-minute deep green dive, Mike and Peggy welcome former City of Chicago department heads Suzanne Malec-McKenna and Sandra Henry. They will talk about the current “Chicago State of the Environment”–the good, the bad, and where we go from here.

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When Native Garden Plans Go Bad (and Good)

January 23, 2021January 26, 2021 Mike Nowak Bluhm Legal Clinic, environmental justice, garden design mistakes, General Iron, Ken Williams, native garden planning, Peggy Malecki, Peggy Salazar, pollution on Chicago southeast side, Southeast Environmental Task Force, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, The Mike Nowak Show, West Cook Wild Ones

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Horticulturist Ken Williams and Sarah Michehl of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preview a three-part series about planning native gardens in your own yard, sponsored by West Cook Wild Ones. Peggy Salazar from Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF) and Nancy Loeb from Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law continue to fight the relocation of an iron recycling company in Chicago’s 10th Ward.

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April 1, 2017 – The Challenge of Upcycling

March 31, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Aluminum Upcycled, Carl Zimring, Chicago Recycling Coalition, environment, environmental justice, history, Keep America Beautiful, Pratt Institute, recycling, Roosevelt University, The Mike Nowak Show, upcycling

Mike Nowak and Peggy Malecki welcome Carl Zimring, author of Aluminum Upcycled, a look at how this metal became a staple of worldwide production and recycling in a few short decades.