ICN Midwest

As the UAW Moves Into Battery Plants, New Research Shows the Shift to EVs Doesn’t Lead to Job Losses

By Dan Gearino

Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel. One Critic Asks: ‘Have They Lost Their Minds?’

By James Bruggers

‘It’s Just No Place for an Oil Pipeline’: A Wisconsin Tribe Continues Its Fight to Remove a 71-Year-Old Line From a Pristine Place

By Phil McKenna

In Wisconsin Senate Race, Voters Will Pick Between Two Candidates With Widely Differing Climate Views

By Kristoffer Tigue

Wisconsin Environmentalists Campaign Against Amendments Altering Federal Grant Allocation

By Lydia Larsen

VP Candidate Tim Walz Has Deep Connections to Agriculture and Conservation

By Georgina Gustin

Climate Advocates Rally Behind Walz as Harris’ VP Pick

By Kristoffer Tigue

Minnesota Settles ‘Deceptive Environmental Marketing’ Lawsuit Over ‘Recycling’ Plastic Bags

By James Bruggers

Climate Change Contributes to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

In Northeast Ohio, Hello to Solar and Storage; Goodbye to Coal

By Dan Gearino

New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050

By Kristoffer Tigue, Marianne Lavelle

The Barely Recognizable J.D. Vance as Trump’s Vice Presidential Running Mate

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Clean Energy Is Booming in Purple Wisconsin. Just Don’t Mention Climate Change

By Kristoffer Tigue

The Minnesota Dam That Partially Failed Is One of Nearly 200 Across the Upper Midwest in Similarly ‘Poor’ Condition

By Kristoffer Tigue

Widespread Flooding in Upper Midwest Decimates Farm Towns

By Nina B. Elkadi

Midwest Floods, Widespread Heat Waves Are Undermining U.S. Transportation Systems

By Kiley Price

NTSB Says Norfolk Southern Threatened Staff as They Investigated the East Palestine Derailment

By Kiley Bense

Midwest States Have Approved Hundreds of Renewable Energy Projects. So Why Aren’t They Online?

By Kristoffer Tigue