IDEM official, Valparaiso professor give insight on region air quality
As the summer begins, alerts for air quality might become more common, especially for elevated...
Environment
Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
More than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution...
As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry presses to make more and downplays dangers, Tribune analysis finds
More than 8 billion tons of plastic waste clog the planet. If stacked within Chicago’s...
Aurora’s new hub for clean energy job training celebrates first graduation
A new center offering job training in green energy-related fields that opened earlier this year...
More than 100 gather for Gary green steel town hall
Northwest Indiana has carried the environmental burden of creating steel for decades, Gary Councilwoman Lori...
Indiana residents, environmental advocates testify in EPA coal ash hearing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted a 10-hour public hearing on proposed amendments to its...
Lockport swiftly suspends data center discussions following community outcry
Lockport officials cited residents' concerns about state and federal regulation of data centers in suspending...
A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend
Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that’s also...
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says.
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again...
Potential Lockport data center development draws heavy public opposition
Lockport mayor Steven Streit held a panel to discuss options for data center development, but...