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A view of an industrial harbor off the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minn. Credit: Michael Siluk/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Water Management in Great Lakes States Deserves a Closer Look, Group Says

By Susan Cosier

A Canada goose swims in Lake Michigan next to the Chicago Area Confined Disposal Facility in Chicago’s Southeast Side. Credit: Christiana Freitag/Inside Climate News

A Toxic Landfill Was on the Brink of Expanding. Residents Fought Back and Won

By Christiana Freitag

A drainage creek near Paul Tomcho’s garden in southeast Ohio overflowed during a massive downpour, knocking down a blueberry net. Tomcho said the ditch grew from 3 to 30 feet wide. Credit: Courtesy of Paul Tomcho

After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., was ordered to stay open by the Department of Energy earlier this year. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Delaying Even More Coal, Gas Plant Closures Could Cost Ratepayers Billions

By Carrie Klein

A lifeguard stands watch amid a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke at Loyola Beach on Chicago’s North Side in June. The West and South sides of the city get heavy air pollution all year. Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Chicago Aims To Have Most Air Pollution Sensors in the US

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Cyclists stop at a water station along the RAGBRAI route in Iowa. Credit: Len Radin/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

RAGBRAI, the World’s Largest Recreational Bike Ride, Is Getting Hotter and Harder

By Anika Jane Beamer

Students from Northern Illinois University prepare to launch a weather balloon to capture data on temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction. Credit: National Science Foundation ICECHIP

As Climate Change Makes Hail More Destructive, Illinois Residents Pay the Price

By Susan Cosier

The Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant within PJM’s territory, is seen on June 12 in Maysville, Ky. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Why Prices Are Soaring in the Country’s Largest Grid Region, Explained in 5 Charts

By Dan Gearino, Rambo Talabong

A view of DTE Energy’s Monroe coal-fired power plant in Monroe, Mich. Credit: Jim West/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

New Data Center Proposals Would ‘Kill’ Michigan’s Strong New Climate Laws

By Tom Perkins

Treated sewage sludge dries in shallow sand beds. Credit: Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Why Farmers May Be Able to Continue Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge

By Tom Perkins

In Illinois prisons, the threat of heat is amplified by dirty or dangerous living conditions including little to no access to air conditioning, contaminated water and few real ways to cool down. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

As a Heat Wave Roiled Illinois, People Incarcerated Suffered The Most

By Siri Chilukuri

A herd of deer is seen outside Google’s data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Credit: Google

Clean Energy Brought Data Centers to Iowa. The Big Beautiful Bill Could Change That

By Anika Jane Beamer

The Spotfin Chub (Erimonax monachus) is a species that has been threatened since 1977, and has been propagated at Conservation Fisheries Incorporated since 1994. Credit: Derek Wheaton

Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters

By Kacie Faith Kress

A view of the PJM Interconnection control room in Valley Forge, Pa. Credit: PJM Interconnection

PJM Capacity Price Hits Cap as Clean Energy Projects Remain Stalled

By Rambo Talabong

Fuels management specialists for the Chequamegon-Nicolet Nation Forest move a downed tree to open a path for vehicles on May 29 in Wisconsin. Credit: Eric A. Britton/USDA Forest Service

Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests

By Sarah Mattalian

In the image, the sky is dramatically blue with interesting clouds above the manure and fields

Iowa Agriculture Runs on 110 Billion Pounds of Manure, at a Cost to Its Water

By Anika Jane Beamer

Utility workers repair a power line on Feb. 10, 2022, in Ridgefield N.J. Credit: EMAZ/VIEWpress via Getty Images

Are You a Customer of PJM? Its Capacity Auction Will Affect Your Electricity Prices in 2026

By Rambo Talabong

An aerial view of a Lake Erie harmful algal bloom in August 2019. Credit: Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates Photography for NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Efforts to Reduce Toxic Algae in Lake Erie Appear to Be Making Progress. Now They Face State and Federal Cuts

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

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