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Introducing the POWER Act: Protecting Our Water, Energy, and Ratepayers. This new legislation will hold data centers accountable, protecting our wallets and our communities. Without guardrails, data centers could increase our electricity costs by $37 billion through 2050. That’s a 24% increase! The POWER Act ensures Big Tech covers their own costs, not Illinois ratepayers. Requiring data centers to bring their own new clean energy means more wind, solar, and battery storage b

Hello EEC friends and environmental stewards! If you're interested in seed saving, check out our handout that overviews the process. Seed saving is a fun, hands-on and sustainable way to contribute to the spread of native plants! See previous blog posts about native plants and how to be a native seed steward for even more information!

For the past few months, journalist Kyle Mucerino has been attending EEC events and reporting on them in a variety of articles. We much appreciate the awareness and involvement he has been bringing to the organization, and we wish him luck in his last year of school! See his bio and a few samples of his stories below. Kyle Mucerino is a reporter for the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where he is pursuing his master’s degree as part of the class of 202

Hello EEC friends, community members, and environmental stewards!    Get information about our upcoming seed saving and sharing event , 48th Ward participatory budgeting ,  and community solar funding  below!   In our last meeting, we discussed the establishment of a new community garden and food forest, the Lakefront coalition's efforts to protect North Lakeshore Drive in the midst of potential expansion, and end-of-the-year events . Meeting Highlights Help Park 559  close t

Join EEC and the 48th Ward Green Council in a post-Thanksgiving litter free Edgewater clean up at the lakefront! When? November 29th, 2025 at 11:00AM Where? Hollywood/Osterman Beach House (5800 Dusable Lakeshore Drive) Why participate? Get moving after the Thanksgiving festivities Make a positive impact on our local environment Meet and connect with community members Have some fun while making our park cleaner! Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own bucke

LEARN ABOUT SEED SAVING AND HELP US PROCESS, ORGANIZE, AND SAVE SEEDS FOR THE PARKWAYS FOR POLLINATORS PROJECT!

We had a great time biking around and seed collecting from Parkways for Pollinator sites on November 1! Thanks to all who volunteered their beautiful gardens. We're looking forward to another year of cultivating pollinator parkways in 2026!

A BIKING TOUR TO VISIT PARKWAYS FOR POLLINATORS GARDENS IN EDGEWATER! HAVE FUN AND BUILD SKILLS OF PLANT ID AND SEED COLLECTION!

Hello EEC friends, community members, and environmental stewards!    In our last meeting, we discussed how we can reimagine EEC meetings (any ideas?!), transit initiatives and ordinances, zoning and housing ordinances, the AFGE Council 238, and upcoming events. Transit systems across Illinois are at risk of losing funding, and you can push for solutions via your alderperson and lawmakers . Want to learn more about Parkways for Pollinators and seed saving? RSVP to our P4P Bike

We need YOU to help save transit!