Posts by Ryan Wilmington
State Board Calls for Green Ribbon Schools Applications
Green Ribbon Schools Program Seeks to Highlight Illinois’s Schools and Districts Commitment to Environmental Education and Sustainability SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is proud to announce the launch of the application process for the 2023-24 Illinois Green Ribbon Schools Award. This program is designed to recognize and celebrate the unwavering commitment…
Read MoreThe Illinois Green Schools Project is back for the 2023-24 school year!
The Illinois Green Schools Project registration is now open! This is a year-long sustainability challenge designed for K-12 schools across Illinois. Gather students, teachers, and staff from your school to form a green team and meet regularly to design and implement a year-long, no-to low-cost, sustainability initiative at your school. Now in its 4th year,…
Read MoreMeet our Summer 2023 Outreach Engagement Intern: LeNece De Salle
LeNece De Salle will be wrapping up her summer internship with Illinois Green Alliance next week. In this role, she . She is currently a 4th year student at Columbia University Chicago studying design management and interior architecture. At Illinois Green Alliance, she focused on the Illinois Green Schools Project and Hub Resource, taking on…
Read MoreWhat Mayor Johnson’s Transition Report Means for Net-Zero
On 7/6, Mayor Brandon Johnson submitted his transition team’s 223 page set of policy recommendations for the new administration. In this report, the new mayor pledges his support for “Securing a just transition to an equitable decarbonized Chicago” as an environmental justice goal. We dove into this report to learn the specifics of the Mayor Johnson’s net-zero goals.
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