The EPA plans to sample just over 250 homes for toxic soil, including lead, this summer primarily in Whiting-Robertsdale near ...

The Environmental Protection Agency told a federal appeals court it will reconsider the Biden administration’s ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States to ...

Illinois saw unprecedented solar growth in 2024, adding 2.5 gigawatts of capacity to nearly double its total generation ...

It's not just Cahokia Heights. Five dozen communities in Southern Illinois account for a third of the reported sanitary sewer ...

Budget runs counter to new EPA mission statement that calls for “clean air, land and water for every American.” ...

For Rockaway as well as the city’s Parks Department, the EPA edict is a devastating blow. RISE has established a new 13-acre nursery along Rockaway Beach to grow native coastal species ...

Hazy skies from fires are reminiscent of 2023 when Chicago was the second-most-polluted major city in the country.

According to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, an "Air Pollution Action Day" is declared when widespread ozone or particulate levels are at or above the "unhealthy for sensitive groups ...

Sheboygan County-based sausage maker Johnsonville announced Thursday that it plans to add 100 new jobs at two Wisconsin plants following the closure of its Momence, Illinois facility this week.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day in the counties of Lake and McHenry counties on Thursday due to elevated particle pollution. Regional air quality is ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day today in the Chicago Metropolitan area due to elevated particle pollution caused by Canadian wildfire smoke.