ICN Midwest

A New Push Is on in Chicago to Connect Urban Farmers With Institutional Buyers Like Schools and Hospitals

By Aydali Campa

Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin Lag on Environmental Justice Issues

By Grace van Deelen

Three Midwestern States to Watch as They Navigate Equitable Rollout for EV Charging

By Aydali Campa

Wisconsin Advocates Push to Ensure $700 Million in Water Infrastructure Improvements Go to Those Who Need It Most

By Aydali Campa

Chicago Institutions Just Got $25 Million to Study Local Effects of Climate Change. Here’s How They Plan to Use It

By Aydali Campa

Outnumbered: In Rural Ohio, Two Supporters of Solar Power Step Into a Roomful of Opposition

By Dan Gearino

The Energy Transition Runs Into a Ditch in Rural Ohio

By Dan Gearino

Chicago Mayor Slow to Act on Promises to Build Green Economy by Repurposing Polluted Industrial Sites

By Brett Chase

Sale of North Dakota’s Largest Coal Plant Is Almost Complete. Then Will Come the Hard Part

By Dan Gearino

Illinois Now Boasts the ‘Most Equitable’ Climate Law in America. So What Will That Mean?

By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino

Inside Clean Energy: In Illinois, an Energy Bill Passes That Illustrates the Battle Lines of the Broader Energy Debate

By Dan Gearino

Illinois Solar Companies Say They Are ‘Held Hostage’ by Statehouse Gridlock

By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase

Despite Capitol Hill Enthusiasm for Planting Crops to Store Carbon, Few Farmers are Doing It, Report Finds

By Georgina Gustin

As Illinois Strains to Pass a Major Clean Energy Law, a Big Coal Plant Stands in the Way

By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase

How Pay-to-Play Politics and an Uneasy Coalition of Nuclear and Renewable Energy Led to a Flawed Illinois Law

By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase

Race, Poverty, Farming and a Natural Gas Pipeline Converge In a Rural Illinois Township

By Brett Chase

Wind Energy Is a Big Business in Indiana, Leading to Awkward Alliances

By Dan Gearino

How Does a Utility Turn a Net-Zero Vision into Reality? That’s What They’re Arguing About in Minnesota

By Dan Gearino