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Microplastics found in Lake Michigan, Chicago River, other Illinois waterways
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (325+ words) A sampling of Lake Michigan and other waterways across Illinois found harmful tiny plastics pollution. A test sampling of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River and other waterways across Illinois found tiny plastics present, posing potential threats to human health and…...
Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (676+ words) A tornado damaged home can be seen from the air in Kankakee County after storms ripped through the area in March. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois home…...
Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (496+ words) Joe Greendyk, a seasonal fisheries technician with the Illinois Natural History Survey, attempts to catch a silver carp as he and other researchers use electric currents to stun fish to study invasive carp abundance in the Illinois River. This coverage…...
Most of Illinois is in a drought, and the state is unprepared
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (494+ words) The bank of the Mississippi River is seen in November 2023, near Cairo, Illinois. Parts of the Mississippi were at historic lows that year after drought conditions persisted. Illinois is dangerously dry. Decades of policy negligence have left the state unprepared,…...