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Climate expert says Democrats are more useful at home than in Madrid
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) is among a group of 14 Democratic lawmakers now attending the United Nations Climate Conference in Madrid, which critics argue is an unnecessarily costly and somewhat hypocritical endeavor.
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News reports more of a threat to public than Sterigenics, air quality expert says
The Chicago Tribune distorted EPA findings of ethylene oxide (EO) emissions from Sterigenics to fit a predetermined conclusion concerning the level of danger from the plant, according to Rich Trzupek, a Heartland Institute policy advisor on the environment and energy.
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From Prairie State Wire
EDITORIAL: Gov. Pritzker's new climate strategy is all pain, no gain
High taxes, record debt, underfunded pensions, notorious corruption, and an ongoing urban crime problem are only a few of Illinois’ most pressing problems.
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From Prairie State Wire
EDITORIAL: Pritzker’s climate order is all pain, no gain
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a January 23 executive order committing Illinois to the expensive energy sources and failed carbon-dioxide reduction goals of the United Nations and the Paris Climate Agreement.
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Hirsmans' ties to teachers union concerns some community members
Although District 86 school board member Kathleen Hirsman has boasted of her experience negotiating with unions, questions are now being raised about whether campaign contributions from the teachers union may have compromised her position.
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Yellow journalism? Chicago Tribune reporter Hawthorne accused of hyping Sterigenics scare
An environmental analyst blames Chicago Tribune reporter Michael Hawthorne for duping many Willowbrook, Darien, Burr Ridge and Hinsdale residents into believing the air in their communities causes cancer.
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"You can make it up;" Sterigenics scare stems from two suspect EPA studies
Federal agencies relied on faulty, even completely unreliable, air quality figures to target the Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook as a regional health threat, air quality and "junk science" experts say.
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Prep, not pep, the focus of Wheaton Tea Party event
The upcoming weekend's "Strategy 2017” will not be a conservative pep rally, Carol Davis, an organizer and member of the Wheaton West Suburban Tea Party, said.