Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans By Jennifer McDermott September 18, 2026 at 3:59 p.m. The Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make...
Oak Park OKs tiered water rate hike to dismay of Park District By Cam'ron Hardy September 18, 2026 at 11:12 a.m. A new water rate structure in Oak Park is divided into two tiers between consumers...
Line 5 returns to service after 1.3 million-gallon spill in Wisconsin, but scrutiny of Great Lakes pipeline plan intensifies By Adriana Pérez September 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. As competing federal actions and court rulings keep Straits of Mackinac tunnel in limbo, environmentalists...
Trump administration weakens wildlife protections with new directive By Matthew Brown September 17, 2026 at 9:52 p.m. A directive sent to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees this week says imperiled animals...
Ducks kept dying near a Chicago harbor. Wildlife officials suspect botulism. By Adriana Pérez September 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Research suggests that rising lake temperatures and more algal blooms could increase avian mortality from...
EPA moving forward with approval of Indiana coal ash program By Maya Wilkins September 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The EPA approved IDEM's proposal for a state-led program to establish a permitting program for...
Forest Preserves spent extra $40 million yearly on expanded conservation, maintenance By A.D. Quig September 15, 2026 at 4:23 p.m. Voters overwhelmingly gave Cook County Forest Preserves the OK to raise property taxes by 0.025%...
World Business Chicago announces design contest winners with shared vision for greener city By Robert Channick September 15, 2026 at 3:29 p.m. Competing but complementary proposals to restore Chicago’s tree canopy and natural habitat shared the top...
Army Corps resumes work at Brandon Road Project as invasive carp encroach on Illinois River By Adriana Pérez September 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on the...
Activists raise concerns with NIPSCO Jasper County water permit application By Maya Wilkins September 13, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. If approved, the permit would mix wastewater from the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a new...