Renewable power represents just 10% of Local 150’s work. The highway repairs, natural gas pipelines, and vast warehouse and intermodal complexes tell a different story.
A famous grizzly bear beloved for decades by countless tourists, biologists and professional wildlife photographers in Grand Teton National Park is dead after being struck by a vehicle in western Wyoming.
When Carla Morgan worked for the city of East Chicago, the Environmental Protection Agency discovered the West Calumet Housing Project had the highest level of lead ever discovered in a residential area. Morgan was at the center of fighting for the city and against lead contamination, she said. Now, as corporation counsel for the city of Gary, she wants residents to understand new lead pipe regulations are important. “I’m really glad the Biden administration has passed these rules and enforcement,” said Morgan, corporation counsel for the city of Gary. “Lead is terrible for intellectual development. It lowers IQ and increases […]
In the largest survey of its kind, 85% of nearly 16,000 respondents 16 to 25 reported being worried about the impacts of climate change on people and the planet.
According to FDA data, nearly 1,200 food products have been recalled so far in 2024. Two hundred products were recalled in August, the highest monthly total this year.
A wild cat that’s native to Africa and parts of Asia has been captured after roaming around Hoffman Estates.
If you missed the Northern Lights, you can still see a comet visible in the Northern Hemisphere for the first time in 80,000 years and the brightest moon of the year this week.
With millions of bird strikes every year and the many bird species that face endangerment, making an effort to help protect birds can impact the “survival of a species,” Keller said.
When Grace Klein made the decision to evacuate from her Tampa home as the powerful Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida, she only had about an hour to get ready for the airport. The city was basically in “full panic” by that point on Monday, the 25-year-old said. Police cars cruised the streets with their sirens on, warning people through speakers to evacuate. Roads and bridges began shutting down near her apartment, and gas was running out at stations. With the airport set to close in the morning, Klein packed a carry-on and her gray cat, Gigi, and booked a $800 […]
With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears.