EPA enforcement declines in Trump administration, reports say By Maya Wilkins February 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Reports from separate environmental agencies show that U.S. EPA enforcement has decreased since President Donald...
Amid chaotic data center debates, industry warns Illinois will miss out unless privacy law weakened By R. Christian Smith February 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Residents already have demands about jobs and the environment. Now data center operators want Illinois...
Wet processing system ordinance fails to pass Gary council By Maya Wilkins February 4, 2026 at 5:31 p.m. The Gary Common council was unable to get a majority vote on a controversial ordinance...
Illinois Rewilding Law, first in US, a step toward state wetland protection By Christiana Freitag February 4, 2026 at 5:53 p.m. Officials and environmentalists, pushing for state regulation of wetlands, say law will help close federal...
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather By Kathy McCormack February 2, 2026 at 8:34 a.m. Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint...
From the Olympics in Italy to skiing the Wisconsin slopes, the race is on to adapt to warming winters By Adriana Pérez February 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Unseasonably warm temps in Italy and a reduced snowpack will require 2 million cubic yards of...
Stricter ballast rules on freighters demanded to protect Great Lakes from invasive species By Jerry Wu February 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian...
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why. By Matt O'Brien January 31, 2026 at 5:32 p.m. About 50 residents of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to...
Powerful storm threatens East Coast including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow By Kristin M. Hall January 31, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — whose official seal is the sun, palm trees and...
IDEM releases updates on efforts to reduce lead, copper exposure in water By Maya Wilkins January 29, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. IDEM annouced that Indiana's water systems have submitted more than 98% of the required lead...