Yet mysteriously, something has been holding them at bay for almost a decade. Unfortunately, science increasingly suggests that thing might be urban water pollution. What’s a conservation manager to ...

Environmental justice, born in Chicago decades ago, is a movement that recognizes how poorer communities often experience ...

The EPA's Clean Air Act designates parts of southeastern Wisconsin as non-attainment zones, forcing businesses to pay for costly mitigation efforts for pollution they aren't primarily responsible for.

Guided by the lived experiences of community partners, Northwestern University scientists have simulated the effects of ...

Ozone levels in the southeastern counties are indeed elevated, and that’s bad for the health of people living here. Blaming ...

Stone Temple Baptist Church was counting on the funds to plant trees in its community garden, which provides healthy options ...

Switching to stricter California-style limits on truck emissions would prevent 500 deaths per year in the greater Chicago ...

IQAir study finds that Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the dirtiest air.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Why a tree-planting nonprofit in Chicago is suing the Trump ...

Clean air and environmental justice advocates ... emission standards for trucks and cars. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) The Illinois Pollution Control Board is currently reviewing a proposal ...