ICN Midwest

What’s Next for Summit’s Carbon ‘Pipeline to Nowhere’?

While its Midwest pipeline languishes in legal limbo, Summit Carbon Solutions is urging Iowa regulators to fast-track its next round of hearings.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Is Wildfire Risk Increasing in the Midwest?

By Susan Cosier

As Power Demand Rises, a Clean-Energy State Falls Back on Coal

By Anika Jane Beamer

Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness

By Sarah Mattalian

Court Rules Against Trump Order to Keep Costly Michigan Coal Plant Running

By Dan Gearino, Keerti Gopal, Marianne Lavelle

These States Are Leading the Electricity Generation Boom

By Dan Gearino

As Water Pollution Concerns Grow in Iowa, So Do Fertilizer Industry Profits

By Anika Jane Beamer

In Chicago ERs, Extreme Heat’s Toll Goes Far Beyond the Obvious

By Keerti Gopal

Secret Plan to Dump Slaughterhouse Waste Blindsided Residents of Iowa’s Loess Hills

By Anika Jane Beamer

Notes from Illinois’ Virtual Power Plant Frontier

By Dan Gearino

Chicago Mayor Seeks to Curb Health and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers

By Keerti Gopal

Sharks on a Plane

By Johnny Sturgeon

Michigan Voters Just Sent a Resounding Message About Data Centers

By Tom Perkins

A Very American Invention, Pushed to an Extreme

By Georgina Gustin

A Minnesota Dairy Company’s Rapid Expansion Is Prompting Lawsuits Against Regulators

By Georgina Gustin

The Coming Out Party for the Country’s Largest Gas Power Plant (Serving the Largest Data Center) Was Surprisingly Quiet

By Dan Gearino

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern and Midwestern Cities as Air Pollution Soars to Dangerously High Levels

By Phil McKenna, Keerti Gopal

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves

By Dan Gearino

Why Is It So Expensive to Replace Lead Pipes in Chicago?

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Clayton Aldern, Keerti Gopal