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07/17/2026: Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern and Midwestern Cities as Air Pollution Soars to Dangerously High Levels
06/23/2026: Air pollution is often worse in the summer. Now, Chicago can monitor it neighborhood by neighborhood
04/08/2026: Hundreds rally for environmental legislation at State Capitol
03/31/2026: Health, Environmental Groups Sue US EPA Over Rollback of Mercury Standards for Power Plants
03/27/2026: Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums
03/01/2026: Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm
02/12/2026: Illinois Wetlands Are At Risk As Federal Protections Vanish. Will State Move To Protect Them?
01/23/2026: ComEd Files $15.3 Billion Grid Plan Proposal to Address Rising Energy Demand
01/12/2026: Chicago’s First Environmental Justice Ordinance Faces Uncertain Future in City Council
01/12/2026: Chicago’s climate future uncertain as land sinks
01/08/2026: Illinois Moves Forward on Climate Action While the Federal Government Falls Behind
12/27/2025: After a Hard Year for Environmental Justice, Chicago Communities Are Picking Up the Pieces
12/13/2025: Illinois ag director says Trump trade policies are ‘crushing’ farmers
12/11/2025: Pesticide drift is catching schools off guard. Lawmakers want to require notice before spraying.
11/17/2025: What Chicago’s Boulevards Reveal about Community, Climate Change and Inequality
11/13/2025: ‘They’re playing games’: Illinois lawmakers press Trump administration over stalled lead-pipe funding
10/30/2025: Massive oily asphalt spill in Chicago canal leaves environmental threat months later
10/29/2025: House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers
10/14/2025: Environmental Advocates Keep Eyes On Damen Silos As Demolition Resumes
10/02/2025: Trump Administration Cuts Nearly $8B in Clean Energy Projects in Blue States
9/19/2025: Chicago just went all in on renewable energy
8/28/2025: How we mapped Chicago’s lead service lines and what we learned
8/24/2025: ‘Forever chemicals’ in drinking water pose challenge for Illinois communities
8/04/2025: Chicago Public Schools needs $1.6 billion more from the state to provide an adequate education, records show
7/04/2025: EPA union alleges political retaliation, Chicago workers put on leave after criticizing Trump
7/01/2025: Trump Tower to pay $4.8M in settlement over Chicago River violations
6/25/2025: New Jersey solar company Nautilus moves HQ to Chicago
6/06/2025: Two Funding Opportunities Announced for Watershed Management Planning and Implementation Projects to Address Nonpoint Source Pollution
5/30/2025: DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards
5/12/2025: What Trump’s cuts to federal climate research could mean for Illinois
5/12/2025: Illinois EPA Notifies Ten Additional Community Water Systems with Emergency Connections of Right-to-Know Requirements Triggered by Recent Rulemaking
5/05/2025: Illinois, other states sue Trump administration for blocking wind energy development
4/23/2025: How Chicago sports teams are contributing to many environmental initiatives
4/18/2025: IL senators and advocates discussed a plan that would've required data centers to use renewable energy for power
4/16/2025: The City of Chicago and environmental justice advocates rallied support for The Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance
4/16/2025: Mayor Brandon Johnson Introduces the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance
4/11/2025: Conservation Lobby Day held significant advancement for advocacy in Illinois
2/20/2025: Analysis: Governor’s FY2026 Budget Address
1/15/2025: Land Acquisition Would Support Future Development Near Englewood Trail
1/3/2025: Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces 100% Renewable Energy Milestone For City Of Chicago
12/27/2024: Climate Crisis Exposed People to Extra Six Weeks of Dangerous Heat in 2024
11/13/2024: Can We Live On Our Planet Without Destroying It?
10/3/2024: Policy Essay: Subsidies' Hidden Cost for the Environment
9/21/2024: AI has an environmental problem. Here's what the world can do about that.
8/16/2024: EPA Awards $325 Million in Landmark Community Change Grants Awards
7/18/2024: Environmental Justice Science, Data, Research Plan
6/4/2024: Rate of Global Warming Caused by Humans at an All-Time High
5/17/2024: How Illinois is Energizing a Cleaner Future: Highlights from ACP’s CLEANPOWER 2024
5/14/2024: STEO Perspectives: How might gasoline prices change if U.S. refiners face production and distribution limitations?
5/6/2024: Lawmakers Pitch Sweeping Changes to Energy Industry and Chicagoland Transit System
4/5/2024: The Rise of Eco-Anxiety: Scientists Wake Up to the Mental-Health Toll of Climate Change
3/18/2024: Reimagining the Future of Solar Energy
2/1/2024: The Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Spending on Climate Change Adaptation and resilience
1/30/2024: Cook County and Elevate partner to provide free whole-home upgrades to Cook County families
1/23/2024: Chicago to introduce Clean and Affordable Buildings ordinance
1/11/2024: Illinois EPA urges eligible entities in Illinois to apply for the Federal Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant Program