Chicago Bears | Chicago community groups join forces to oppose new Bears stadium on the lakefront By Robert McCoppin September 18, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. A coalition of community groups has come together to oppose the Chicago Bears’ plans for...
Environment | US EPA investigates whether carbon dioxide leak at ADM storage complex in Decatur violated water regulations By Nara Schoenberg September 17, 2024 at 5:59 p.m. CO2 pipelines and storage are part of a burgeoning climate industry encouraged under federal climate...
Environment | For Chicago’s first urban festival, birders flock to unlikely city spots By Adriana Pérez September 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. On the Far South Side, Steelworkers Park and the Calumet sewage plant are among the...
Environment | Electric bill savings will be lower for some new Illinois rooftop solar owners starting in 2025 By Nara Schoenberg September 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. What will change — for new solar roof owners only — is they will get...
Environment | Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis? U. of C. hopes to find out. By Karina Atkins September 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. As society struggles to kick it's addiction to fossil fuels, scientists are exploring geoengineering strategies...
Environment | Duck dumping: Abandoned pets often can’t survive in the wild; Chicago bird rescuers overloaded By Adriana Pérez September 14, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Bred and reared for the meat industry, most domestic ducks can't fly because their bodies...
Environment | Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for Lahaina wildfire that killed 102 people despite warnings By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher September 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year's wildfire that killed 102 people on Maui...
National News | Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine By Sara Cline September 13, 2024 at 8:25 a.m. Shortly after Hurricane Francine’s storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of...
Environment | Court finds Trump Tower violated environmental laws and endangered fish in the Chicago River By Adriana Pérez September 11, 2024 at 7:09 p.m. The regulations at issue for Trump Tower were prompted by a Clean Water Act provision...
Weather | Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall By Sara Cline September 10, 2024 at 8:22 p.m. Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected...