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Illinois primaries set stage for November general election amid upsets and lawmakers keeping safe seats
Two primary challengers declared victory against veteran incumbent Illinois lawmakers in the race for the nomination to their House seats Tuesday night.
President Donald Trump promises clean water. His proposed budget guts needed protections.
Illinois’ share of clean water grants to states would dip to $11 million next year, compared with $105.5 million this year.
Illinois coal plants get Trump exemptions from Biden-era rule limiting mercury, other toxic air pollution
If the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act survives Trump’s promised legal challenge, Vistra and NRG plants would need to shut down by 2030.
Trump organization to pay $4.8M to settle fish-kill lawsuit against its Chicago high-rise
Eight months after a Cook County judge found Trump Tower repeatedly violated clean water laws, the president's business operators agreed Thursday to pay $4.8 million to settle lawsuits alleging the...
Trump EPA gutting limits on certain forever chemicals, delaying deadline to reduce others
PFOA and PFOS have been found in the drinking water of 200 million Americans, including 6 out of 10 Illinoisans.
Trump’s love affair with dirty coal can’t compete with market realities
Executive orders unlikely to help coal, once a dominant sector of the economy but now in steep decline because it can’t compete against cleaner, less-expensive energy sources.
As Trump dismantles EPA, Great Lakes states with a history of pollution likely will suffer
Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging than previously thought.
Fixing water mains installed too close to sewer lines could cost Chicago millions, IG report says
In more than 1,200 spots in the city, work performed by water department contractors failed to comply with state and local health regulations.
Trump administration moves to oust EPA staff in Great Lakes region, including dozens responsible for protecting drinking water
The Trump administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the agency's Chicago staff.
EPA warns of toxic forever chemicals in sewage sludge used on farmland, including thousands of acres near the Chicago area
In northeast Illinois, more than 777,000 tons of sludge from Chicago and Cook County have been spread on farmland — in many cases near residential areas.