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State launches blueprint to help combat climate change

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has launched a climate action plan to serve as a blueprint for reducing the agency’s carbon footprint and achieving the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2050. 

Plans include a pollinator-friendly solar installation, electric charging stations in state parks, greater use of electric vehicles and equipment and more.

Limited renewable energy generation is part of IDNR’s strategic and climate action plans. The climate action plan aims to reduce…

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