EPA finds rail yards transfer pollutants as well as freight
From the sidewalk in front of her apartment in Cicero, Yolanda Foster can see long freight trains and an endless line of trucks rumbling day and night through the sprawling...
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Feds to pregnant women: Eat more fish
Eating seafood generally is considered good for you, but the catch is some kinds of fish tend to be contaminated with high levels of brain-damaging mercury. Meanwhile, many of the...
Feds to pregnant women: Eat more fish
Eating seafood generally is considered good for you, but the catch is some kinds of fish tend to be contaminated with high levels of brain-damaging mercury. Meanwhile, many of the...
Obama climate rule promises early health benefits
By targeting the nation's biggest sources of heat-trapping pollution, President Barack Obama is seeking to help forestall droughts, floods and other disasters that are projected to become more frequent, intense...
Aviation last major source of toxic lead in U.S.
Leaded gasoline is such a well-known scourge that automobile fuel made with the brain-damaging additive is still sold in only six countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Myanmar, North Korea and Yemen....
Aviation last major source of toxic lead in U.S.
Leaded gasoline is such a well-known scourge that automobile fuel made with the brain-damaging additive is still sold in only six countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Myanmar, North Korea and Yemen....
Chicago stops short of petroleum coke ban
Neighborhood groups on Tuesday failed to persuade Chicago aldermen to ban dusty piles of petroleum coke on the Southeast Side, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration scuttled a proposal that would...
Gaslight era left radioactive legacy in Chicago
Before the electric light bulb ended the Gaslight Era, one of the biggest advances in illuminating Chicago and other cities was the development of a lantern wick that could withstand...
Emanuel ordinance grants exemption for petcoke
Faced with public outrage about gritty black dust blowing through Chicago's Southeast Side, Mayor Rahm Emanuel talked of forcing towering mounds of petroleum coke out of Chicago and outlawing new...
Emanuel ordinance grants exemption for petcoke
Faced with public outrage about gritty black dust blowing through Chicago's Southeast Side, Mayor Rahm Emanuel talked of forcing towering mounds of petroleum coke out of Chicago and outlawing new...