3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (27+ words) The Dubai and Madagascar hissing cockroaches are valued at roughly $140,000 in the U.S. More than 100,000 exotic cockroaches seized in Australia, officials said...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (47+ words) Texas officials are sounding the alarm about a flesh-eating parasite threating the nation’s cattle industry. An infestation of the screwworm fly has been confirmed in a three-week-old calf about 100 miles southwest of San Antonio. Flesh-eating screwworm parasite threatening cattle in…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (48+ words) The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side. Green efforts at Obama Presidential…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (648+ words) June 3, 2026 / 10:26 PM CDT / CBS Chicago The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (446+ words) A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to the USDA. A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (36+ words) This is the 32nd year of the dog-friendly event, with activities like a two mile walk along the lakefront and an agility course. Anti-Cruelty’s BARK: Walk for Chicago’s Animals in Lincoln Park...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (41+ words) The Washed Ashore Project created a new art exhibit traveling the country from all the junk people leave behind on beaches, which can end up in oceans. Art exhibit uses trash from beaches to teach about plastic pollution in the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (203+ words) Updated on: May 21, 2026 / 11:29 AM CDT / CBS Chicago The Chicago Park District has opened voting to choose the names of the first two bald eaglets born in Chicago in over a century. Whispers about bald eaglets in the city began in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (43+ words) From Lake Michigan to the Chicago River to streams and creeks across the state, there are tiny bits of plastic in Illinois waterways, according to a new report from an environmental advocacy group. Study finds Lake Michigan and Chicago River…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (157+ words) May 18, 2026 / 9:31 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Montrose Beach resident piping plovers Imani and Sea Rocket are expecting a chick again. The Piping Plover Group posted that an egg was laid at Montrose Beach on Saturday morning. The group is expecting three…...