Environment
Climate news, including natural resources, endangered species, sustainability and conservation in Chicago.
This year’s annual United Nations climate summit, which starts Thursday, should bring our climate emergency back to the forefront. Americans should demand our leaders make saving the planet a priority.
Like pollution and climate change, inadequate access to nature is not a crisis shouldered equally, Ben Jealous writes.
Our changing climate disrupts the environmental cues animals rely on to solve problems like selecting a habitat, finding food and choosing mates, a neuroscientist writes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is moving ahead with plans to shelter up to 2,000 asylum-seekers despite protests in the Southwest Side community.
Elvis, a 3-year-old American Pit Bull Terrier mix, was the only pet left after 61 other animals were adopted at a Nov, 11 adoption event. But it’s no heartbreak hotel tale.
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones said, “You have to understand how devastating the Sept. 17 flooding was…some residents have lost everything in the house.”
The commission’s decision will put money back into the pockets of ratepayers.
Calling them ‘envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples,’ President Xi Jinping of China signals that more pandas would be sent to the U.S.
Well-funded attacks against strong climate policies were ignored or rejected by the voters in the Nov. 7 elections.
Scientists are telling us the last 12 months have been the hottest since recordkeeping began in the 1800s, pushing us closer to the level of warming that could lead to irreversible ecological damage.
The Crystal Gardens will soon be demolished to make way for an immersive theater exhibit. Local artists are trying to save the plants.
Divisions over the city’s elected school board remain — including disagreement over how many members should be appointed versus elected next year. The issue will likely be kicked to January when legislators return to Springfield.
Seven in 10 Americans say they know little or nothing about the Inflation Reduction Act, including parts of the package that offer rebates or tax credits for things like home solar panels and heat pumps.
Asylum-seekers from Maracaibo remember blissful times back home before their country fell into crisis.
The money is expected to help the city replace 30,000 lead service lines — out of more than 400,000 — the largest number in the country.
Tom Bassett-Dilley sees his home as an experiment that other home and building owners could follow. No natural gas. An induction stove. “My monthly bill is $14.56 a month for the whole year. And that’s for all of my energy.”
The new system was approved as part of the decision that also saw regulators cut a rate hike requested by Peoples Gas from $402 million down to about $301 million.
City officials say the most problematic metals and chemicals have been removed. State environmental officials will have to sign off before the project is finalized.
The president is ordering cities to replace lead pipes for drinking water within a decade. Chicago is getting at least 40 years to fix the problem.
The Shedd Aquarium has officially introduced Isla, the newly named rockhopper penguin that hatched in June. Her parents are celebs Edward and Annie.
The city signed the lease before an environmental assessment was completed. Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) said it was done without her knowledge.
Backers of the pilot hope to address the negative health effects associated with loud noises — high blood pressure, depression and even heart attacks. Critics of the proposal say the cameras will target people who can’t afford car repairs and motorcyclists — and are really a cash grab by politicians.
We aim to raise awareness about local environmental issues through the power of photography. We’re handing out cameras to people who want to show how they’re affected by environmental issues.
Permanent, safe disposal of still-radioactive spent nuclear fuel and security are unresolved issues. The time to lift the moratorium is after those issues are solved.
The claim of benefits of small modular reactors are fantasies. Turning to nuclear energy will mean more radioactive waste along with other problems, and will not help our state fight climate change.
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