The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses from climate change-fueled weather disasters including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change.
Category: Environment
Indiana congressmen pen letter for continued funding for Hydrogen Hub
As the Energy Department considers shutting down energy projects, two Northwest Indiana congressmen defend the regional Hydrogen Hub.
Once an Illinois darling, electric school bus maker Lion faces likely liquidation
The company suspended operations at its Joliet plant and temporarily laid off about 400 workers in Canada and the United States in December.
If Trump really wants to reopen Alcatraz, he’ll have to go through California’s environmental laws
As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump’s dreams of building in California could get derailed by regulations.
Drawing a line in the sand: Ogden Dunes, state and federal agencies and preservation group differ
When Ogden Dunes began hardening the shoreline against Lake Michigan’s attacks, Save the Dunes drew a line in the sand.
In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuild
In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began placing wooden beams to frame a house on a lot where only a charred fireplace remains standing.
No damage reported after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. No damage or casualties have been reported.
Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline could face new hurdle as some Iowa lawmakers question eminent domain
A proposed carbon-capture pipeline that would traverse through several Midwestern states could face more hurdles in Iowa as a dozen Republican state senators try to force the issue to a vote.
Facing closure from Trump cuts, U. of I. soybean lab gets temporary lifeline
A U of I soybean research lab that faced closure after federal funding cuts got an anonymous donation that will keep it open another year.
Health officials urge caution after dead rabbit and squirrel found with rare bacterial disease
Tularemia, which can affect humans and pets, found in central Illinois after weeks of reports of ill and dead squirrels in nearby Urbana.