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Smoke from Canadian wildfires covers the Chicago skyline on June 6. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

As Wildfire Smoke Increases Bad-Air Days, Are Government Agencies Doing Enough?

By Leigh Giangreco
A view of an urban solar farm in Chicago. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Shine On: Illinois Hopes to Continue Solar Boom Despite Federal Headwinds

By Douglas J. Guth
An aerial view of the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois. Credit: Constellation Energy

Meta Strikes 20-Year Nuclear Power Deal With Constellation Energy

By Arcelia Martin
An aerial view of Constellation Energy’s nuclear power plant with a wind power turbine in the foreground near Marseilles, Ill. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Illinois Punts on Plans for Increasing Energy Storage, Renewables

By Leigh Giangreco
From left: Water experts Ivonne Rychwa from Citizens Utility Board, Oliver Ciciora from Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, Anna-Lisa Gonzales Castle from Elevate, and Iyana Simba from the Illinois Environmental Council discuss water affordability issues at the Water Matters Town Hall in Chicago. Credit: Christiana Freitag/Inside Climate News

As Chicagoans Brace for Higher Water Bills, Groups Push for Affordability Reforms

By Christiana Freitag
Traffic on Interstate 90 drives by the shuttered Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Ill. The United Auto Workers announced in April that Stellantis would not go forward with a battery plant it planned to add to the giant facility. Credit: Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025

By Marianne Lavelle
Artist Ernesto Valle (top left, bottom right) contributed two pieces highlighting toxic water conditions at Stateville Correctional Center, called "My Water is Toxic" and "The Kitchen Well." Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

In Chicago, Artists Imagine a World Without Prisons or Environmental Hazards

By Keerti Gopal
Invasive Asian carp leap out of the Illinois River in Bath, Ill. Credit: Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images

Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes

By Susan Cosier
Over an hour and a half, Chicago residents voiced distrust with the city at a community meeting about redevelopment of the U.S. Steel South Works site. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

After Decades of Shattered Trust, Chicagoans Demand Transparency on South Side Quantum Computing Development

By Keerti Gopal

What 30 Years of Fighting for Environmental Justice Looks Like in One Community

By Bhabna Banerjee
The Soybean Innovation Lab supported tests of soybean varieties in Malawi and other parts of Africa to create a database farmers could access. Credit: Soybean Innovation Lab

The Soybean Innovation Lab Is Set to Close in April After Trump Cuts

By Susan Cosier
The Chicago skyline is seen across Lake Michigan from Whiting, Ind. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago Considers New Approaches for PFAS Management

By Kacie Faith Kress
Cheryl Johnson stands near the office of People for Community Recovery in Altgeld Gardens. Credit: Zubaer Khan/Chicago Sun-Times

Hazel Johnson Launched an Environmental Movement in Chicago That Trump Is Trying to End

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

 Illinois Utility Announces $100 Million Rebate for Electric Vehicle Projects as Federal Funding Freezes

By Sarah Mattalian
The workers are holding signs with messages like, "Protect federal workers!" and "Stop the Billionaire Takeover"

Trump Reverses Course, Reinstates Some EPA Workers Fired From Chicago Office Just Days Earlier

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
Nyla McCranie, a probational employee who was fired Friday from the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks Tuesday at a rally in Federal Plaza held to protest President Donald Trump’s targeting of the agency. Credit: Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Trump’s Friday Firings Leave EPA Chicago Office Down Dozens of Scientists, Staff

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
An electric vehicle charges at a shopping mall parking lot in Torrance, Calif. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Has Thrown a Wrench Into a National EV Charging Program. Can He Make It Disappear?

By Lee Hedgepeth, Aman Azhar, Jake Bolster, Lisa Sorg, Sarah Mattalian
Naperville residents urged their City Council at a recent meeting to seek new providers of power after learning that 80 percent of the electricity for the city is sourced from coal plants. Credit: Courtesy of Hunter Byington

With Fossil Fuels’ Comeback, Can Climate Goals Get Back on Track in Illinois?

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

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