July 2013
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Chicago To Double Amount of Electricity Obtained From Illinois Wind Farms
On July 9, 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the City of Chicago had taken steps to reduce its carbon footprint by negotiating an agreement pursuant to which the City will obtain at least 5% of its electricity from Illinois wind farms. Continue reading
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DHS Increases Pace Of Security Plan Approvals
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in a May 2013 fact sheet that it had approved 85 site-security plans for chemical facilities and authorized 380 security plans. Speaking at a conference last week, DHS Director of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division confirmed the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program has increased those numbers with 500… Continue reading