Chicago

Biden’s Clean Drinking Water Plan Is Being Rebranded as MAHA

The EPA is distributing billions authorized under the Biden administration while reducing overall funding levels and promoting the work as part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative.

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist

In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win

By Keerti Gopal

Flooding in Chicago Is Getting Worse. Here’s Why.

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response

By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Keerti Gopal, Lee Hedgepeth, Lisa Sorg

After a Hard Year for Environmental Justice, Chicago Communities Are Picking Up the Pieces

By Amber X. Chen

A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End

By Leigh Giangreco

ICE Raids in Chicago Spotlight the Link Between Immigrant Rights and Environmental Justice

By Susan Cosier

Invasive Scud Is Threatening the Great Lakes. Pollution Might Be Helping to Keep It Back.

By K.R. Callaway

What Chicago’s Boulevards Reveal about Community, Climate Change and Inequality

By Yiannis Mastoras

Illinois Residents Urge Lawmakers to Act on Transit, Energy Bills

By Andrew Montequin

Environmental Advocates Keep Eyes on Iconic Chicago Silos as Demolition Resumes

By Aydali Campa

As Chicago Quantum Campus Breaks Ground, Residents Call for Community Benefits

By Keerti Gopal

Chicago Has Hundreds of Thousands of Toxic Lead Pipes—and Millions of Unspent Dollars to Replace Them

By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In

By Leigh Giangreco

Dust Storms Surprise the Midwest and Raise Worries About Climate Risks

By Nikita Ponomarenko

A Contaminated Riverside Lot in Chicago’s Bridgeport Neighborhood Is Poised for Cleanup by Peoples Gas

By Charna Albert

In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim

By Leigh Giangreco

Despite HUD Mandate Withdrawal, the Push for Clean Air Moves Forward in Chicago

By Fern Alling

Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It

By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin