A program entitled "Solar Power Harnessing Mother Nature s Gift" will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, at St. Joseph Koenig Center, 121 E. Maple Ave., Libertyville.
Jobs in clean energy such as installing solar panel arrays, recycling lithium-ion battery modules and planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure grew by more than 5,000 in Illinois last year, or 5%, according to a recent report.
Lake County high school students are organizing a climate change summit Saturday focused on finding solutions to combat its effects and capping off Earth Week events at College of Lake County in Grayslake.