Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs:  Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM).   These...

Rain garden on Longwood Drive in Blue Island. Image courtesy of MWRD Press release from the Metropolitan Water Reclation District: MWRD...

Press release from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) recently...

Chicago Area Clean Cities; please share with your community’s first responders: First Responder Actions for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and...

Grants are available to local units of government and other organizations to protect water quality in Illinois. Projects must address...

The Greenest Region Compact is an agreement through the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus that aims to promote sustainability in Chicagoland...

Bremen Heights Park in Midlothian Amenities such as pickleball courts and splash pads are coming to Southland parks, thanks in part to...

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, so they will cover 58 percent of the cost, up to $250,000…Please click here to read Melanie...

Indian Boundary Prairies In Markham, IL Increased flooding in the spring and much hotter summers are two of the impacts south suburban...

Center for Neighborhood Technology, says that the Deep Tunnel imposed a massive opportunity cost because the city and the district did...

ALL local and national forecasts have indicated that a Sever Weather Alert has been issued for North East Illinois – including Cook, Will...

openlands.org Applications are now open for the 2019 ComEd Green Region grant cycle. The deadline to complete applications is March 15,...

Image courtesy of IDNR Press release from the Illinois DNR: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced applications...

Join this conference to learn about the Greenest Region Compact (GRC) and its impact on the South Suburbs. To frame the day, a panel of...

Image courtesy of Openlands From Openlands Applications for the Spring 2019 Openlands TreePlanters Grants are now open. Learn more about...

Please join the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Environment Committee to discuss Sustainable Paving Options: January 22, 2019; 1:00 PM to 3:00...

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Grants offered by the Brownfields Program may be used to address sites contaminated by...

Illinois EPA Director Alec Messina announced that the state had awarded about $19 million in grants to Metra, the Chicago Transit...

Image courtesy of Openlands Openlands TreePlanters Grants provide new trees to communities in the City of Chicago and the near south...

The Calumet Stormwater Collaborative serves as a regional model of how to foster the knowledge sharing, coordination and deployment of...