ICN Midwest Archives - Page 11 of 17 - Inside Climate News

Record-Breaking Rains in Chicago Underscore the Urgency of Flood Resiliency Projects, City Officials Say

By Aydali Campa

Carol Snyder of Northwood, Ohio holds up a jar with water collected from Lake Erie at Maumee Bay State Park August 4, 2014 in Oregon, Ohio. Toledo, Ohio area residents were once again able to drink tap water after a two-day ban due to algae-related toxins.

Funding Poised to Dry Up for Water Projects in Ohio and Other States if Proposed Budget Cuts Become Law

Kathiann M. Kowalski

The Solar Industry Gained Jobs Last Year. But Are Those Good Jobs, and Could They Be Better?

By Dan Gearino

An Ohio College Town Wants to Lead on Fighting Climate Change. It Also Has a 1940s-Era, Diesel-Burning Power Plant

By Dan Gearino

Haze obscures the skyline in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 27, 2023. Smoke from wildfires in Canada caused low air quality and obscured visibility. Credit: Nick Rohlman / The Gazette

Midwest States, Often Billed as Climate Havens, Suffer Summer of Smoke, Drought, Heat

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Chloe Johnson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Entrance to the Johnson Run mining operation. Credit: Dani Kington

An Ohio Strip Mine’s Mineral Rights Are Under Unusual New Ownership

By Dani Kington and Keri Johnson, Athens County Independent

Prepare for More Smoky Summers in the Midwest and Northeast

By Aydali Campa

Illinois Advances Access to Chargers to Meet EV Goals

By Aydali Campa

Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies

By Dan Gearino

Preserving the Cowboy Way of Life

By Emma Peterson

A man fishing from the pier at Edgewater Park. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Bracing for Climate Impacts on Lake Erie, the Walleye Capital of the World

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

Vecinos de La Villita temen que empeore la contaminación ambiental por los planes de ampliación de la autopista I-55

By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Air Quality and Community Health

By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago, HUD Settle Environmental Racism Case as Lori Lightfoot Leaves Office

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Mourning, and Celebration: A Funeral for a Coal-Fired Power Plant

By Dan Gearino

Tractor-trailers move along an interstate frontage road Jan. 13, 2004 in Hampshire, Illinois. Credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images

In the Crossroads State of Illinois, Nearly 2 Million People Live Near Warehouses Shrouded by Truck Pollution

By Al Lewis

Illinois Launches Long-Awaited Job-Training Programs in the Clean Energy and Construction Sectors

By Aydali Campa

Activists Rally at Illinois Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Pass 9 Climate and Environmental Bills

By Aydali Campa

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