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A survey on plastic bag use from the University of Chicago Energy & Environment Lab is cited in a Chicago Sun Times piece.

The New York Times cites a study co-authored by the UChicago Urban Lab's Energy & Environment Lab on the impact of Chicago's 7-cent plastic bag tax.

A study co-authored by the UChicago Urban Labs' Energy & Environment Lab on the effect of charging for plastic bag use had on consumption in Chicago is cited as a...

UChicago Urban Labs' Energy & Environment Lab is working with the city of Fresno, California, to test a new water conservation strategy.

UChicago Energy & Environment Lab's Cynthia Giles, former head of enforcement at the EPA, comments on environmental enforcement during the Trump administration.

Former EPA official Cynthia Giles, now with UChicago's Energy & Environment Lab, addresses controversy over housing payments by current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

The Energy & Environment Lab's Cynthia Giles comments on the EPA's assertion that it has increased penalties against polluters.

The U.S. EPA's drop in enforcement actions under Trump is a big concern, says the Energy & Environment Lab's Cynthia Giles.