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Fracking protestors

Ohio Injection Wells Suspended Over ‘Imminent Danger’ to Drinking Water

By Dani Kington, Athens County Independent

A view of downtown of Cleveland on January 30, 2023.

Cleveland Regional Planning Agency Building Community Input Into Climate Change Plan

  By Kathiann M. Kowalski

Electric school buses on the assembly line

Illinois School Districts Vie for Clean School Bus Funds

By Aydali Campa

Wildflowers spread over hills as wind turbines create electricity on April 16, 2023 near Cameron, California. Spectacular wildflower blooms, referred to by some as a "superbloom", is occurring across much of California following a historically wet season that drove 31 atmospheric river storms thorough the region, resulting in widespread flooding and record snow depths in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Onshore Wind Is Poised to Grow, and Move Away from Boom and Bust Cycles

By Dan Gearino

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton walk in the 93rd annual Bud Billiken Parade, held on King Drive in Chicago, Illinois, on August 13, 2022.

Illinois Environmental Groups Applaud Vetoes by Pritzker 

By Aydali Campa

Processed manoomin, or wild rice, from Ogechie Lake, Kathio Township, Minnesota, on June 29, 2023.

Survival of Wild Rice Threatened by Climate Change, Increased Rainfall in Northern Minnesota

By Andrew Hazzard, Sahan Journal

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding Presents a Formidable Threat to the Great Lakes Region

By Kari Lydersen, Ensia

Solar panels on Chicago's South Side.

A Proposed Gas Rate Hike in Chicago Sparks Debate Amid Shift to Renewable Energy

By Aydali Campa

A house near the Gavin Power Plant on September 11, 2019 in Cheshire, Ohio. In 2002, the company that owns the Gavin Power Plant, American Electric Power, reached a settlement with the town's residents for $20 million so they would move and not hold the power plant liable for any health issues.

New Report Card Shows Where Ohio Needs to Catch up in Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Kathiann M. Kowalski

Motorists navigate streets during a heavy rainfall on April 18, 2013 in Chicago, as thunderstorms dumped up to 5 inches of rain on parts of city.

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

Jack Doherty, photovoltaic project manager for Revision Energy, carries a solar panel to the roof ridge of a home in OceanView at Falmouth. The company, which employs almost 200 people, has installed panels on about 50 roofs in the development. Credit: Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

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

By Dan Gearino

Downtown Oberlin, Ohio.

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

Smoke blankets the City of Chicago as a result of wildfires in Canada. Credit: Aydali Campa

Prepare for More Smoky Summers in the Midwest and Northeast

By Aydali Campa

An EV charger stands in the parking lot of St. Paul and the Redeemer Church on Oct. 19, 2021 in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Credit: Taylor Glascock for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Illinois Advances Access to Chargers to Meet EV Goals 

By Aydali Campa

Keely Fisher, an Ohio State University graduate student, is one of many people on campus who fear the ramifications of a legislative proposal that seeks to regulate discussions of climate policy in higher education. Credit: Dan Gearino

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

By Dan Gearino

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