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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the Training Recreation Education Center to meet with residents in Newark, New Jersey, to highlight funding in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to remove and replace lead pipes, on February 11, 2022.

Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes

By Aydali Campa

Inspecting a new Rivian van.

Electrifying a Fraction of Vehicles in the Lower Great Lakes Could Save Over a Thousand Lives Annually, Studies Suggest

By Aydali Campa

Environmental activists protest outside City Hall in June.

Chicago Mayor Unveils Reforms to Fight Environmental Racism

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Electric school buses on the assembly line

Illinois School Districts Vie for Clean School Bus Funds

By Aydali Campa

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton walk in the 93rd annual Bud Billiken Parade, held on King Drive in Chicago, Illinois, on August 13, 2022.

Illinois Environmental Groups Applaud Vetoes by Pritzker 

By Aydali Campa

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago Looks to Overhaul Its Zoning and Land Use Policies to Address Environmental Discrimination

By Aydali Campa

Solar panels on Chicago's South Side.

A Proposed Gas Rate Hike in Chicago Sparks Debate Amid Shift to Renewable Energy

By Aydali Campa

Motorists navigate streets during a heavy rainfall on April 18, 2013 in Chicago, as thunderstorms dumped up to 5 inches of rain on parts of city.

Record-Breaking Rains in Chicago Underscore the Urgency of Flood Resiliency Projects, City Officials Say 

By Aydali Campa

Power lines in Alexandria, Virginia. Credit: Thomas Simonetti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Country’s Largest Grid Operator Must Process and Connect Backlogged Clean Energy Projects, a New Report Says

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

Vickie Simmons, a member of the Tribal Council of the Moapa Band of Paiute in southern Nevada, calls on the EPA to reform its coal ash disposal rules at a rally in Chicago on June 28, 2023. Credit: Aydali Campa

Advocates from Across the Country Rally in Chicago for Coal Ash Rule Reform

By Aydali Campa

An EV charger stands in the parking lot of St. Paul and the Redeemer Church on Oct. 19, 2021 in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Credit: Taylor Glascock for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Illinois Advances Access to Chargers to Meet EV Goals 

By Aydali Campa

Along with DFL legislative leaders and his commissioners, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz threw a ceremonial budget bill-signing party on May 24, 2023 on the State Capitol steps. Credit: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Minnesota Emerges as the Midwest’s Leader in the Clean Energy Transition

By Aydali Campa

Esmeralda Hernández, de 46 años, posa cerca de su casa en La Villita. Se opone a un plan para ampliar la autopista Stevenson cerca de su casa.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Vecinos de La Villita temen que empeore la contaminación ambiental por los planes de ampliación de la autopista I-55

By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Esmeralda Hernandez, 46, poses for a portrait near her home in Little Village. She is alarmed by a plan to expand lanes of an expressway near her community on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Air Quality and Community Health

By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Activists protest and rally against a General Iron plant being relocated to the Southeast Side of Chicago, near Lori Lightfoot's home in Logan Square, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Credit: Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago, HUD Settle Environmental Racism Case as Lori Lightfoot Leaves Office

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Tractor-trailers move along an interstate frontage road Jan. 13, 2004 in Hampshire, Illinois. Credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images

In the Crossroads State of Illinois, Nearly 2 Million People Live Near Warehouses Shrouded by Truck Pollution

By Al Lewis

Workers install windows in a townhome complex under construction on May 15, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Illinois Launches Long-Awaited Job-Training Programs in the Clean Energy and Construction Sectors

By Aydali Campa

Hundreds of Illinoisans gather at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, urging lawmakers to support a set of environmental bills on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Credit: Brian Urbaszewski

Activists Rally at Illinois Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Pass 9 Climate and Environmental Bills

By Aydali Campa

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