ICN Midwest

21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants

Democrat-led states and cities argue that the rollback harms public health and the environment.

By Lisa Sorg

Court Nixes Michigan’s Novel Antitrust Case Targeting Big Oil 

By Dana Drugmand

Trump Targets Big Bad Wolves, but Ranchers Say Other Administration Actions Drive Their Woes

By Jake Bolster, Peter Aldhous

These State Elections Could Reshape Climate and Energy Policy

By Dan Gearino

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

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