Local officials and activists feel a sense of urgency now to deal with the quality of Lake Michigan water, and the air in northeast Lake County, with the prospective regulations from the EPA dimming.
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found.
All of the Great Lakes are down 3 to 7 inches from this time last year. Low levels can affect shoreline ecosystems, access to docks and shipping routes.
Joe Biden will become the first sitting American president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest during a brief stop Sunday in the Brazilian city of Manaus.
Researchers looked at a section of the Illinois River, about 50 miles from Chicago, where the silver carp’s progress stalled more than 10 years ago, with the fish holding its ground but failing to continue on toward Lake Michigan.
Leaders have several concerns, including rollbacks of environmental protections, effects on the Environmental Protection Agency and reduced regulations.
property is north of West Old Monee Road and east of South Sangamon Street. annexation and special use permit approved at Monday…..
More than a year since historic floods hit the Southland, devastating homes and businesses, Calumet City officials are celebrating efforts to prevent such damage the next time disaster strikes. Officials cut the ribbon Thursday on four new “green alleys,” which together are expected to retain almost 450,000 gallons of water through permeable pavers and help […]
Nature fans are seeing an increase in waterfowl and native plants at Powderhorn Prairie and Marsh a year after restoration work there.
Students from Oak Park, South Holland and other suburbs are part of a contingent traveling to Azerbaijan for the UN Climate Conference.