Bred and reared for the meat industry, most domestic ducks can’t fly because their bodies are oversized and their wings are too small.
Duck dumping: Abandoned pets often can’t survive in the wild; Chicago bird rescuers overloaded
Category: Environment
Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for Lahaina wildfire that killed 102 people despite warnings
Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s wildfire that killed 102 people on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was coming.
Gulf Coast residents still reeling from Hurricane Ida clean up mess left by Francine
Shortly after Hurricane Francine’s storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived to check on three generations of family graves. Their tombstones were fine, but neighboring caskets had emerged beside broken crosses and soggy flower bouquets.
Court finds Trump Tower violated environmental laws and endangered fish in the Chicago River
The regulations at issue for Trump Tower were prompted by a Clean Water Act provision intended to help restore lakes and rivers by forcing polluters to reduce water withdrawals.
Tropical Storm Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana.
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say
A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane, the National Weather Service said Sunday.
Disease killing deer, particularly in Porter County; first frost should stop the deaths
Porter County hunters may face fewer prey this deer season as a hemorrhagic disease has been striking the animals here in elevated numbers that have been a long time coming.
Where and when to see peak fall foliage in Illinois and the Midwest
Northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin could see peak leaf color in mid-October.
The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South.
Residents protest pool house at large home under construction in New Lenox Township
Residents of the 42-home Chartwell Downs Subdivision in New Lenox Township attended the Will County Planning and Zoning Commission.