C HICAGO — Chicago ranked second among major U.S. cities with the worst air pollution in 2023, its average annual concentration of dangerous fine particulate matter almost three times global ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...