ICN Midwest

Ohio Is Where Wind and Solar Projects Go to Die, and Other Findings From New Research on State Permitting

State governments have approved 90 percent of the renewable energy projects to come before them, and make decisions in about a year. Ohio leads in permit rejections and withdrawals.

By Dan Gearino

As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location

By James Bruggers

Illinois Weighs Early Warning System For Pesticide Spraying Near Parks, Schools

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Just Lost Protection From Mining

By Ana Radelat, MinnPost

Iowa Moves to Shield Farmers, Ethanol Plants, From Lawsuits Over Emissions

By Anika Jane Beamer, Georgina Gustin

Trump’s Tax Refunds Do Little to Stem the Affordability Crisis, Michigan Democrats Say

By Arcelia Martin

Minneapolis Activists Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Polluting Trash Incinerator

By Keerti Gopal

Summit Sold Its Midwest Pipeline as a Carbon Solution. Now, It’ll Be Used for Fossil Fuels.

By Anika Jane Beamer

This Year’s US Wildfires Have Already Set Records That Could Foreshadow a Smoky, Fiery Summer

By Jake Bolster

Two Wildly Different Data Centers Reveal a ‘Fork in the Road’ on How to Meet Electricity Demand

By Dan Gearino

The Vanishing Next Generation of US-Made EVs

By Dan Gearino

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

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