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Susan Cosier

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Susan Cosier is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes about science and the environment from her home base in Chicago. She covers scientific subjects ranging from the environmental effects of data centers to threats to endangered birds and fish. You can read her work in a variety of publications.

Fish biologist Stefan Tucker, who has worked with sturgeon for 20 years, hopes to apply what he learns about Rock River shovelnoses to other populations. Credit: Illinois Natural History Survey-Illinois River Biological Station

Some Shovelnose Sturgeon in Illinois Are Huge and Researchers Are Fishing for Reasons Why

By Susan Cosier

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

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

Image shows a close-up of a carbon dioxide pipeline

Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Limit Carbon Sequestration Near a Major Aquifer

By Susan Cosier

A proposed data center for Equinix Inc. in Minooka could use 30 percent of the municipality’s allocated drinking water. Credit: Equinix

As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water

By Susan Cosier

The Soybean Innovation Lab coordinated tests of soybean varieties in Malawi and other parts of Africa to create a database that farmers could access. Credit: Courtesy of Soybean Innovation Lab

Soybean Lab Scheduled to Close After USAID Cuts Gets a Year-Long Reprieve

By Susan Cosier

Invasive Asian carp leap out of the Illinois River in Bath, Ill. Credit: Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images

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

By Susan Cosier

The Soybean Innovation Lab supported tests of soybean varieties in Malawi and other parts of Africa to create a database farmers could access. Credit: Soybean Innovation Lab

The Soybean Innovation Lab Is Set to Close in April After Trump Cuts

By Susan Cosier

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