ICN Midwest

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

What Does the ‘Big Beautiful’ Debate Tell Us About the Politics of the IRA?

By Dan Gearino

Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025

By Marianne Lavelle

Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Revisit ‘Polluter Pay’ to Enforce Cleanup of Toxic Sites

By Douglas J. Guth

Michigan Researcher’s Work on Air Pollution and Racial Inequities Caught in Funding Freeze at National Science Foundation

By Siri Chilukuri

From Blight to Bright: Michigan Explores Solar Power on Brownfield Sites

By Douglas J. Guth

Citing Trump Emergency Order, Army Corps Expedites Review for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Great Lakes’ Wetlands

By Carrie Klein

Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes

By Susan Cosier

Trump’s Latest USDA Cuts Undermine His Plan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist

Community Solar Plays Defense in Minnesota

By Dan Gearino

‘Bayer Bill’ Granting Legal Protections to Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in the Iowa Legislature Again

By Anika Jane Beamer

A New Michigan Law Countering Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Triggering More of the Same

By Douglas J. Guth