Environment

Much of Illinois is roasting in triple digit temperatures this week, forcing the state and schools to cancel some outdoor...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction of new...

A proposed change in state air pollution regulations will move forward despite an objection from a legislative oversight committee, allowing...

Illinois faces a deadline next month to either change the way it enforces air pollution emission limits on heavy industries...

Several pieces of environmental legislation are making their way through the Illinois General Assembly on what was scheduled to be...

As Illinois considers ways to achieve its goal of relying entirely on clean energy by 2050, one technology that has...

A coalition of Democratic politicians, labor unions and environmental groups is advocating for a plan that would put an offshore...

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the public has no right to boat, fish or swim in small rivers...

Excess nutrients from runoff of fertilizers used on suburban lawns and golf courses, along with waste from daily use in...

Nutrient loss is one of the most serious pollution threats faced in the U.S., causing a Rhode Island-sized dead zone...