ICN Midwest

The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability

Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation that would shield major polluters from legal accountability for climate change harms.

By Dana Drugmand

A Warmer Climate Means Bigger Hail

By Bob Berwyn

How Extreme Weather and Aging Infrastructure Led to Months of ‘Musty’ Water in One Ohio Village

By Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front

Illinois Utility Announces New Round of Electric Vehicle Rebate Funding for Residents and Businesses

By Sarah Mattalian

Google’s Response to an Iowa County’s New Data Center Requirements? Annex the Land.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump

By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle

Facing Its Third Data Center, an Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules

By Anika Jane Beamer

A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?

By Dan Gearino

Could a New Illinois Bill Be a Blueprint for Curbing Data Centers’ Climate Impacts?

By Keerti Gopal

Iowa’s Water Crisis Could Help Tip the Scales for Control of US House

By Anika Jane Beamer

Michigan Tries a New Legal Tactic Against Big Oil, Alleging Antitrust Violations Aimed at Hobbling EVs and Renewable Energy

By Dana Drugmand

Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability

By Sarah Mattalian

What’s Killing Onshore Wind Power?

By Dan Gearino, Anika Jane Beamer

Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution

By Nina B. Elkadi, Anika Jane Beamer

On Michigan Cherry Farms, Small Falcons Are Improving Food Safety

By K.R. Callaway

Cleaner Water a Hope, Not a Given, for Iowa in 2026

By Anika Jane Beamer

The Environmental and Cultural Benefits of Restoring the American Prairie

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

To Save An Endangered Prairie Fish, Dried-up Iowa Wetlands Get New Life

By Anika Jane Beamer

Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells

By K.R. Callaway