Amazon files for ‘frustrating’ Hobart data center air permit, activists say By Maya Wilkins July 28, 2026 at 4:01 p.m. Angelita Soriano already knew that Amazon’s Hobart data center would be massive, but she said...
France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe By Thomas Adamson July 28, 2026 at 10:29 a.m. French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate Tuesday from tourist sites on the...
What to know about the historic wildfires in France and Spain By Thomas Adamson July 27, 2026 at 2:40 p.m. Heat waves and scant rainfall in Europe have contributed to historic wildfires in France and...
BP Whiting Refinery included on new greenhouse gas emissions report By Maya Wilkins July 27, 2026 at 3:14 p.m. The study lists the BP Whiting Refinery as one of the 10 largest suppliers of...
Friends hike and remember Ron Seman, the sage of the Indiana Dunes By Jim Woods July 26, 2026 at 10:14 a.m. It was the kind of Friday night that the late Ron Seman, trailmaster and sage...
The wildfire smoke is gone, but poor air quality is an enduring problem for some Chicagoans By Finnegan Belleau July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. From individual air sensors to a new city network, Chicago tries to improve tracking. But...
‘It makes me furious’: IDEM’s move to loosen NWI ozone rules criticized By Maya Wilkins July 24, 2026 at 3:53 p.m. IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods asked the EPA to rescind 2023 and 2024 reclassifications of the...
Illinois joins states suing Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding By Michael Casey July 23, 2026 at 1:48 p.m. More than two dozen states, including Illinois, on Thursday sued the Trump administration for requiring...
Democrats try to harness data center backlash that’s dividing rural Republicans By Marc Levy July 23, 2026 at 7:47 a.m. The backlash to energy-guzzling server warehouses that power artificial intelligence is shaping statewide campaigns from...
Gary council unanimously passes green steel resolution By Maya Wilkins July 22, 2026 at 12:26 p.m. The Gary Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging U.S. and Nippon Steel to bring...