Environment – Page 50

Plans to close dozens of toxic coal ash ponds in Illinois stuck in backlog

December 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Incomplete or delayed permit proposals and IEPA budget cuts are stalling approvals, prolonging Illinois communities’...

December 28, 2025 at 3:00 a.m.

On Dec. 28, 1973, the Endangered Species Act was signed by President Richard Nixon, a law...

December 27, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Multiple organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's proclamation that would allow coke oven...

December 26, 2025 at 8:22 a.m.

Returns come with an environmental cost, but there’s a lot consumers and companies are doing...

December 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Innovative practices — from diet additives to regenerative grazing — can offer quick wins in...

December 25, 2025 at 12:27 p.m.

Save the Dunes gives multiple awards to community members who advocate for the Indiana Dunes...

December 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Citizens can help monitor the prairie and bison, and Native Americans can reconnect to their...

December 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago last had a white Christmas in 2022, but this year temperatures are likely to...

December 22, 2025 at 3:25 p.m.

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a...

December 21, 2025 at 7:34 a.m.

Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe will get a new president and CEO, Gretchen Baker, who...