Chicago Department of Environment

@ChicagoDOE

Official Twitter account for City of Chicago Department of Environment. Read our Climate Action Plan here: chicago.gov/climate

Chicago, IL chicago.gov/environment Joined February 2012

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Chicago Department of Environment @ChicagoDOE 5d

Today’s decision reaffirms the fact that we cannot stand by when communities already overburdened with industrial pollution are threatened with even more pollution. Today and every day, we will fight to defend Chicagoans' health, safety, and environment.

Chicago Department of Environment @ChicagoDOE 5d

TODAY is the final day to apply for the Chicago Youth Climate Action Fund! ⏰Submit your big idea by 11:59 p.m. 📥Head to chi.gov/ycaf to learn more and apply!

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Chicago Department of Environment @ChicagoDOE Nov 4

What’s YOUR big idea to make your neighborhood more climate-resilient? 💡 Apply by this Friday, 11/6, for a chance to receive a grant of up to $5k to turn your idea into action.

Head to the Chicago Youth Climate Action Fund website to learn more & apply! chi.gov/ycaf

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Chicago Department of Environment @ChicagoDOE Nov 3

It's the last week to apply for the Chicago Youth Climate Action Fund! 🏃 Get grant money to turn your climate ideas into action. Applications are due this Friday, Nov. 6. To find more information and apply, visit chi.gov/ycaf

A group of young people talk to each other and across an informational table at a busy event at the Garfield Park Conservatory, surrounded by plants. In front of the image, there is an image of a clipboard and there are text boxes that read: To help make young people’s ideas a reality, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Environment are launching the Chicago Youth Climate Action Fund.

The fund will give young Chicagoans resources to bring climate solutions to their communities.

Next Steps:
Choose a friend (or several friends!) to partner with.

Pick a project theme and develop your idea.

Find a qualified community organization that can sign onto your application.

Submit your application.

A selection of different images of young people engaging in activities appears on the page. The heading reads "Project Themes." The text boxes read:

Advancing Climate & Environmental Justice: Addressing the environmental risks, harms, and burdens that many neighborhoods face.

Championing a Circular City: Reducing waste & promoting solutions that keep materials in use and out of landfills.

Moving Cleaner & Greener: Making it safer & more accessible for people to move around via sustainable transportation.

Powering Our Clean Energy Future: Helping communities learn about, access, and adopt clean-energy & energy-saving solutions.

Creating Cool & Healthy Communities: Helping neighborhoods become more resilient to climate change’s impacts.

Text boxes appear across the screen with little calendar graphics and an illustration of a webpage, Logos for the Chicago Department of Environment, City of Chicago - Mayor Brandon Johnson, and the Youth Climate Action Fund appear at the bottom of the page. The text reads: Got questions? All events below are virtual. Attend info session #1 Register at chi.gov/ycaf-1 Attend Info session #2 Register at chi.gov/ycaf-2 Drop by “Office hours” Register at chi.gov/ycaf-3 Visit our website Head to chi.gov/ycaf P.S. Info sessions #1 and 2 will be recorded, in case you can’t join us.
So... what’s your big idea? Visit chi.gov/ycaf to get more info & apply!

Chicago Department of Environment @ChicagoDOE Oct 27

Today is a busy day for DOE! Swipe through to see what we're up to today and come say hi. 👋 Links to follow in the thread below! ⬇️