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Sensors tracking air pollution in Chicago

  • May 26

'Under Pressure': An artist's SOS to save the planet

  • Apr 16
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Trump proposal would weaken vehicle mileage rules

  • Dec 3, 2025

Shedd Aquarium encourages 'Plastic Free July' to reduce waste

  • Jul 12, 2025

Chicago area ranks among worst in U.S. for ozone pollution: report

  • Apr 23, 2025

EPA may roll back decades of regulations, groups fear loss of funding

  • Mar 13, 2025

Calls to delay operating permit for scrap metal business in Pilsen

  • Oct 28, 2024

Solutions to monitor air quality and keep your home clean

  • Oct 17, 2024

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Sensors tracking air pollution in Chicago

  • May 26
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Skokie company recycles carbon emissions from industrial pollution

  • Feb 23, 2024
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IDEM holds rescheduled environmental meeting on Whiting oil refinery

  • Feb 23, 2024
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Company that botched smokestack demo will pay over $12M: court docs

  • Jan 17, 2024
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Chicago takes on new environmental justice plan

  • Sep 18, 2023
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Fighting For The Environment Part 2

  • Apr 16, 2023
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Fighting For The Environment Part 1

  • Apr 16, 2023
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5,000-mile seaweed bloom heading toward South Florida

  • Mar 14, 2023

Latest Stories

Great Ocean Cleanup

Ships sent to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch in middle of ocean return to Northern California

Six years ago, two ships were sent out to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in an effort to develop technology to clean it up for good. On Friday, those same two ships returned to San Francisco Bay.

  • Sep 10, 2024

United Airlines becomes 1st to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel at O'Hare

United Airlines said it has become the first airline to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel at O'Hare.

  • Jul 31, 2024

West suburban residents say freight trains idle, releasing fumes, for hours and even days at a time

Residents in west suburban River Forest say idling trains that sit for hours, and sometimes days, creating loud noise and releasing engine fumes are causing them to have concerns for their health.

  • Jul 23, 2024

East Palestine train derailment spread 'hazardous' pollution to 16 states: Study

Researchers estimate that 110 million residents, or one-third of the nation's population, were impacted by pollution.

  • Jun 20, 2024

Florida teens facing fines, possible jail time for throwing trash in Atlantic Ocean in viral video

The teens are facing felony pollution charges punishable with up to $50,000 in fines or up to five years in prison.

  • May 5, 2024