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Warning issued as 10M people urged to stay inside
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (379+ words) May 26, 2026 at 04:00 PM EDT An air quality alert has been issued for the greater Chicago metropolitan area, with officials warning that ozone pollution levels are expected to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups over the next two days. Residents, particularly…...
Nippon Steel plans for Gary, Indiana steel plant won't stop coal use, despite community pressure
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (642+ words) February 18, 2026 / 5:09 PM CST / CBS Chicago Gary residents hoped the new partnership between U.S. Steel and Japanese company Nippon Steel would mean changes to how much coal is being used and how much emissions are being released, but that's not what's in…...
These Illinois dairy and beef farms make raising methane-belching cows part of the climate solution
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1786+ words) Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of soybean vastly outnumber its 400,000 head of cattle, cows raised for beef and dairy account for an outsize portion of the…...
First round of construction begins to replace lead pipes in Cicero, Illinois
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (371+ words) Updated on: April 13, 2026 / 4:22 PM CDT / CBS Chicago A stretch of homes in Cicero is the first to be getting rid of lead pipes that have been in the ground for decades. Construction has already begun, with plans for the old…...
What does Trump’s EPA reversal of landmark climate change ruling mean for Illinois?
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (986+ words) Environmental orgs fear changes could extend lives of coal-fired power plants PEORIA -- As Illinois officials remain strongly committed to closing coal-fired power plants, federal policies under the Trump administration are creating uncertainty, spurring legal action and a push by some…...
Nippon Steel plans for Gary plant won't stop coal use, despite community pressure
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (52+ words) Gary residents hoped the new partnership between U.S. Steel and Japanese company Nippon Steel would mean changes to how much coal is being used and how much emissions are being released, but that's not what's in the works. Nippon Steel plans…...
Aurora to put new chemical in drinking water to reduce lead levels in certain homes
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (697+ words) Aurora is set to introduce a new chemical into its drinking water to help control the lead levels in certain homes. The chemical, called dipotassium orthophosphate, reacts with lead pipes to seal in the lead and prevent it from leaching…...
As Trump's EPA revokes "endangerment finding," what will it mean for Illinois?
7+ mon, 5+ hour ago (417+ words) February 12, 2026 / 6:26 PM CST / CBS Chicago President Trump and the head of the EPA announced a major change for greenhouse gas emissions, repealing what is known as the "endangerment finding," which provides the underpinning for federal government environmental regulations. But what…...
Loop the Cart helping effort to enhance Lake County recycling: ‘Hopefully, it will … reach the entire household’
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (561+ words) A small blue recycling bin with arms, eyes and a big mouth, known as Loop the Cart, is making its way around Waukegan to help educate residents about numerous items which can be recycled, those which cannot and some that…...
EPA announces more than $200 million to cleanup Grand Calumet River
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (415+ words) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday, announced that it has agreed to commit more than $200 million to clean up two sites in the Grand Calumet River area of concern. The EPA will be joined by Atlantic Richfield Company, BP Products…...