Environment – Page 18

Will County Board rejects solar farm near Monee; delays action on land bank, excavation company

July 16, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

The Will County Board voted 15-6 Thursday to reject a solar farm in Monee Township...

July 16, 2026 at 6:39 p.m.

As local air quality hit hazardous levels Thursday, beaches and pools were closed, day camps...

July 17, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

Thick haze settled over northern Illinois on Thursday morning as dangerous levels of wildfire smoke...

July 16, 2026 at 8:34 p.m.

Residents warned to stay inside as fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke from Canada and...

July 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 16, according...

July 15, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced that Thursday will be the fourth Air Quality...

July 16, 2026 at 8:40 a.m.

A new National Park Service report shows Indiana Dunes National Park is the 36th most-visited...

July 15, 2026 at 11:58 a.m.

An air quality alert remained in effect for parts of northeast Illinois Wednesday ahead of...

July 14, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

The Thornton Composite Reservoir will likely not be empty for several more weeks, the Metropolitan...

July 13, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

The agency cited high ozone levels as the reason for Monday and Tuesday's Air Quality...