Leigh Giangreco

3 weeks ago | insideclimatenews.org | Leigh Giangreco

The Illinois state legislature failed in the final hours of its session to pass an energy omnibus bill aimed at storing energy and spurring renewables at a time when data centers threaten to sap the state’s grid and spike customers’ bills. The latest iteration of the energy bill unveiled Saturday, the session’s last day, included incentives for battery storage and would have lifted a moratorium on the construction of large nuclear power plants in Illinois.

3 weeks ago | ecotopical.com | Leigh Giangreco

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3 weeks ago | the74million.org | Leigh Giangreco

What’s the ‘Sad Beige’ Parenting Trend — and Does It Affect Infant Development? Search baby development Are neutral colors influencing your baby’s growth? Millennial minimalism has taken over every corner of design in the last decade, from sterile, subway tile-covered coffee shops to muted cardigans that evoke “quiet luxury” to furniture favoring clean lines. But nowhere is the neutral palette more prominent than in the nursery.

1 month ago | southsideweekly.com | Leigh Giangreco

Chicago’s police superintendent will not have the power to call snap curfews to address teen gatherings in the city, at least for now. Alderpersons stalled the latest curfew proposal during Wednesday’s City Council meeting, citing concerns over the police department’s ability to unilaterally call the curfew—an earlier version of the ordinance gave that authority to both the police superintendent and the deputy mayor for community safety. Ald.

1 month ago | airmail.news | Leigh Giangreco

Maia hasn’t visited her aunt, who lives in Germany, since 2015. The last time her 72-year-old mother saw her 68-year-old sister, aside from on their regular FaceTime calls, was 2019. After the pandemic delayed their travel plans, they had hoped to re-unite this summer when Maia’s aunt visited the U.S. for two months. But the family scrapped their plans when Germany issued a travel advisory for visiting the U.S. in March after several German citizens were detained at the border.