ICN Midwest
Michigan Environmental Groups Argue Line 5 Tunnel Project Lacks Key Climate Considerations
By Sarah Mattalian
It Just Got Easier to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Wisconsin
By Carrie Klein
These Century-Old Chicago Silos Are Slated for Demolition. Neighbors Want to Save Them
By Charna Albert
Flint Completes Required Lead Pipe Replacements
By Carrie Klein
In Chicago, a Landmark Environmental Justice Bill Inches Toward Passage
By Siri Chilukuri
How Do You Escape a Heat Wave When You Have Nowhere to Go?
By Keerti Gopal
Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline
By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days?
By Alexia Underwood
Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines
By Anika Jane Beamer
As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water
By Susan Cosier
Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agriculture, Has Been a Failure for the Climate, a New Report Claims
By Georgina Gustin
As Wildfire Smoke Increases Bad-Air Days, Are Government Agencies Doing Enough?
By Leigh Giangreco
Tax Cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Kill Solar Power Progress
By Carrie Klein
As an Eastern Iowa Quarry Seeks to Quadruple Its Water Use, Residents Urge the State to Intervene
By Anika Jane Beamer
Shine On: Illinois Hopes to Continue Solar Boom Despite Federal Headwinds
By Douglas J. Guth
Trump Hastens ‘Drumbeat’ of Deferred Coal Plant Retirements
By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein

