…Assistance Brownfields and Coal Plant Redevelopment Deconstruction and Waste Reduction Business Sustainability Planning & Certification Assistance We’re grateful and thrilled to have so many partnerships related to our programmatic areas….
Delta Institute Welcomes New Board Members
…land use, urban revitalization, brownfield redevelopment, and water quality projects. Lavea speaks frequently and writes on policies and practices for revitalizing legacy cities and most recently co-authored “Regenerating America’s Legacy…
25th Anniversary Celebration
…Taco Stand featuring beer-battered Lake Michigan whitefish tacos, carne asada tacos, sweet potato black bean tacos, and vegan elote Other tasty passed hors d’oeuvres catered by Limelight, considered Chicago’s first…
2021: A Year in Review
…Earlier this summer, in partnership with the City of Chicago, we released the 2021 Chicago Waste Strategy. This strategy proposes over 60 strategic recommendations to reduce waste; increase diversion through…
Delta Institute to Lead Regional Forum on Critical Lake Michigan Environmental Issues
…catalyze individual and collective action toward implementation of Lake Michigan LAMP priorities. For more information about the Lake Michigan Forum and opportunities to provide input, please visit www.lakemichiganforum.org or www.lakemichiganacademy.org….
Artisan Grain Collaborative Receives USDA Grant to Bring Small-batch Grains to Chicago
…Kitchen Community U of I Food & Bioprocessing Pilot Plant University of Illinois Extension For more information, visit the Artisan Grain Collaborative website and watch our video: www.graincollaborative.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnSHNe7xVBI…
Delta Institute Selected by Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Fund Grant Program to Accelerate Economic Opportunity
…share and learn best practices. “We are honored to be selected as a Community Progress Maker and to have the opportunity to trigger positive change in the communities in and…
How will you #LoveLakeMichigan this summer?
…Unfortunately, the beach has also become an open garbage can for cigarette butts, water bottles, bottle caps, and more. Data from Alliance for the Great Lakes: www.greatlakesadopt.org/ Home/Litter/10842 In 2014…
Affordable Clean Energy Rule
…https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/proposal-affordable-clean-energy-ace-rule This rule change won’t reverse the decline of the United States’ coal industry, nor does it assist in communities dealing with coal plant closures. While it does encourage aging…
BOOST 2020: The Midwest’s Emerging Entrepreneurs in Sustainability
…Dynamhex helps communities quickly measure their total carbon footprint and devise solutions and empower climate action to reduce emissions over time. Mycocycle: Got trash? Mycocycle has trained mushrooms to eat…
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