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.
Category: Environment
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.
Asteroid will imminently burn up in Earth’s atmosphere over Philippines
A roughly 3-foot asteroid will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines near Luzon Island in a few hours at 12:46 p.m. ET (4:46 p.m. UTC), according to the European Space Agency.
Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US
On Tuesday, Phoenix hit its 100th straight day with at least 100 degree temperatures.
Column: Urban Growers Collective farms 30 acres near Lynwood
Urban Growers Collective produces vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs and flowers, said Erika Allen, CEO and co-founder.