Jerry Wu

Jerry Wu is a freelance writer for the baiduhai and a student at Northwestern University. His reporting has been published in POLITICO, San Francisco Chronicle and The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Hannah Bradbury, leader of the North Avenue Swim & Triathlon Yo! (NASTY) group, reacts to the temperature after wrapping up training in Lake Michigan on Nov. 6, 2025, at North Avenue Beach in Chicago. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Lake Michigan water temps remain abnormally warm into fall

November 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Because of climate change, the Great Lakes are gradually warming, raising concerns about effects on the food chain, scientists say.

Workers Danny Satay, left, and Ivan Casiano install solar panels on a home in Elmhurst on Oct. 24, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Amid last-minute rooftop solar rush, companies brace for fallout next year from Trump rebate repeal

October 30, 2025 at 1:54 p.m.

Demand for home solar has surged since Trump repealed a federal tax credit worth about $8,000 per household by the year’s end.

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