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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the Training Recreation Education Center to meet with residents in Newark, New Jersey, to highlight funding in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to remove and replace lead pipes, on February 11, 2022.

Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes

By Aydali Campa

Inspecting a new Rivian van.

Electrifying a Fraction of Vehicles in the Lower Great Lakes Could Save Over a Thousand Lives Annually, Studies Suggest

By Aydali Campa

Environmental activists protest outside City Hall in June.

Chicago Mayor Unveils Reforms to Fight Environmental Racism

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Electric school buses on the assembly line

Illinois School Districts Vie for Clean School Bus Funds

By Aydali Campa

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton walk in the 93rd annual Bud Billiken Parade, held on King Drive in Chicago, Illinois, on August 13, 2022.

Illinois Environmental Groups Applaud Vetoes by Pritzker 

By Aydali Campa

Delia and Ramon Vasquez's stiff jeans and soaking wet T-shirts hang over the wire fence surrounding their home in Cicero, Ill., July 3, 2023.

A Community-Led Approach to Stopping Flooding Expands in the Chicago Region

By Maia McDonald and Katrina Pham, Borderless

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago Looks to Overhaul Its Zoning and Land Use Policies to Address Environmental Discrimination

By Aydali Campa

Jera Slaughter

On Chicago’s South Side, Neighbors Fight to Keep Lake Michigan at Bay

By Siri Chilukuri, Grist

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding Presents a Formidable Threat to the Great Lakes Region

By Kari Lydersen, Ensia

Solar panels on Chicago's South Side.

A Proposed Gas Rate Hike in Chicago Sparks Debate Amid Shift to Renewable Energy

By Aydali Campa

Motorists navigate streets during a heavy rainfall on April 18, 2013 in Chicago, as thunderstorms dumped up to 5 inches of rain on parts of city.

Record-Breaking Rains in Chicago Underscore the Urgency of Flood Resiliency Projects, City Officials Say 

By Aydali Campa

In a file photo, a sign reads "Heat Alert" and warns drivers and pedestrians about excessive heat in Chicago. Credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images.

New York, LA, Chicago and Houston, the Nation’s Four Largest Cities, Are Among Those Hardest Hit by Heat Islands

By Aydali Campa

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to guests after taking the oath of office on May 15, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson, a former school teacher and union organizer, replaces outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago Mayor Receives Blueprint for ’Green New Deal’ to Address Environmental Justice

By Aydali Campa

Vickie Simmons, a member of the Tribal Council of the Moapa Band of Paiute in southern Nevada, calls on the EPA to reform its coal ash disposal rules at a rally in Chicago on June 28, 2023. Credit: Aydali Campa

Advocates from Across the Country Rally in Chicago for Coal Ash Rule Reform

By Aydali Campa

Naomi Davis, an advocate with BlackChicago Water Council, a program of Blacks in Green, sits in the Green Living Room, the Headquarters for Blacks in Green located in the Woodlawn neighborhood, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Credit: Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

On Chicago’s South Side, Naomi Davis Planted the Seeds of Green Solutions to Help Black Communities

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times and Aydali Campa, Inside Climate News

An EV charger stands in the parking lot of St. Paul and the Redeemer Church on Oct. 19, 2021 in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Credit: Taylor Glascock for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Illinois Advances Access to Chargers to Meet EV Goals 

By Aydali Campa

Esmeralda Hernández, de 46 años, posa cerca de su casa en La Villita. Se opone a un plan para ampliar la autopista Stevenson cerca de su casa.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Vecinos de La Villita temen que empeore la contaminación ambiental por los planes de ampliación de la autopista I-55

By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Esmeralda Hernandez, 46, poses for a portrait near her home in Little Village. She is alarmed by a plan to expand lanes of an expressway near her community on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Air Quality and Community Health

By Aydali Campa, Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

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