ICN Midwest

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

By Dan Gearino

Illinois Environmental Groups Applaud Vetoes by Pritzker 

By Aydali Campa

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

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

By Aydali Campa

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

Kathiann M. Kowalski

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

By Aydali Campa

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

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

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

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