Field Museum paleontologist makes it his mission to introduce Illinois’ lesser-known fossils to a wider audience.
The world’s best-preserved fossils can be found right outside Chicago. But there are no dinosaur bones at Mazon Creek.
Category: Environment
Illinois coal plants get Trump exemptions from Biden-era rule limiting mercury, other toxic air pollution
If the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act survives Trump’s promised legal challenge, Vistra and NRG plants would need to shut down by 2030.
President Donald Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states
President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months.
Illinois finalizes deal for land near Joliet needed for stalled invasive carp prevention project
Illinois finished acquiring land needed for a project to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp, construction backed by Gov. JB Pritzker and President Donald Trump.
Hike to highlight Salt Creek recovery two years after Graue Mill Dam removal
The La Grange Area League of Women Voters will explore how removing Graue Mill Dam has affected Salt Creek in DuPage County.
Trump organization to pay $4.8M to settle fish-kill lawsuit against its Chicago high-rise
Eight months after a Cook County judge found Trump Tower repeatedly violated clean water laws, the president’s business operators agreed Thursday to pay $4.8 million to settle lawsuits alleging the skyscraper’s cooling system killed untold numbers of fish in the Chicago River. The glass-and-steel tower, emblazoned with a sign spelling “TRUMP” in letters more than […]
Vintage Chicago Tribune: How piping plovers have captured our hearts through the years
An adorable pair of the migratory birds known as piping plovers captured Chicago’s collective heart during the summer of 2019. Named Monty and Rose in honor of their nesting location — Montrose Beach — the couple’s presence forced the cancellation of a music festival, inspired T-shirts and brews of beer and united volunteers and curious […]
Piping plovers return to Waukegan beach to start family: ‘It’s drama already’
Pepper and Blaze are back in Waukegan for the second year as breeding adults and the pair is already incubating a full clutch of four eggs.
Chicago Housing Authority hires former EPA staffer to lead new environmental safety division
Elizabeth Poole and her new team will begin their work by focusing on lead-based paint hazards as they build out the new program.
Environmental advocates worry about Cleveland-Cliffs delayed maintenance
The steelmaker announced it was delaying scheduled maintenance at a Burns Harbor blast furnace, which was planned for this year.