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Environment

​LWVUS POSITION IN BRIEF

  • Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest. 


​Plans this year

  • Advocate for clean energy and understand the impacts of climate change
  • Support the development of a comprehensive sustainability plan for Wilmette
  • Promote cleaner, quieter lawn care practices that support clean air, habitat for wildlife, and a high quality of life for our residents.
  • Protect and celebrate our Great Lakes
  • Research and work towards the best strategy on reducing plastics

​News and Latest Developments


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​Combat the Climate Crisis!
Designed to propel Illinois forward to a renewable energy future, the League of Women Voters of Wilmette supports the Clean Energy Jobs Act. As part of a bold recovery effort to build a stronger economy and healthier communities, CEJA will boost clean energy, create new jobs, reduce utility bills and improve public health. Want to learn more about it? Contact our Environmental Advocacy Chair, Karen Glennemeier to discuss.

Then, be ready to urge Springfield to support CEJA (SB2132/HB3624). How? Check back here for future advocacy actions leading up to the vote in May. 

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Support Wilmette's Commitment to Sustainability!
Following the Wilmette Village Board's endorsement of the Greenest Region Compact (GRC) in 2018, the Environmental and Energy Commission (EEC) has been charged with creating a plan to address sustainability issues of global importance at the local level. 

On October 26, the commission adopted a more detailed timeline for the plan completion. The draft is now in staff's hands for review.  At the last meeting on December 17, EEC commissioners agreed to begin researching priority components of the plan to determine any formal recommendations to make to the Village Board this spring.  Priority research topics include: decreasing village electricity consumption through electrical aggregation, strengthening the tree ordinance, and promoting cleaner lawn care.

 All EEC meetings are open to the public; check the village website soon for details on future meetings.

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Improve Walking and Biking in Wilmette!
The Transportation Commission reconvened in an online meeting on Tuesday, Aug 11th. The agenda included moving forward with the process of approving the Master Bike and Active Transportation Plan, which had been placed on hold since Feb. 18th due to the pandemic. Currently, the plan is slated to be reviewed by the Village Trustees in Q1 2021.

Visit the project website to view further details, including the most recent version of the Plan. 

Resources

RESOURCES
  • LWV Toolkit for Climate Change
  • Go Green Wilmette
  • Illinois Environmental Council 
  • Sierra Club, Illinois chapter 
  • Environmental Law and Policy Center  
  • Great Lakes NOW 
  • Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
  • Alliance for the Great Lakes

Past initiatives

Climate Action Event
Coal Tar Pavement Sealers
Greenest Region Compact 2

Environmentally Focused Inter-League Organizations (ILOs)

​The LWV-Wilmette is a member of two different Inter-League Organizations (ILOs) that work on environmental issues in our region.  To learn more about them, here are links:
  • LWV Upper Mississippi River Region​
  • LWV Lake Michigan Region
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