29 tornadoes and a derecho confirmed so far in storms that tore through Illinois, northwest Indiana
This year's tally of tornadoes in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana is already the third...
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Illinois has struggled to secure federal disaster relief under Trump as FEMA denials draw questions
With another storm season underway. FEMA's rejections under President Donald Trump cast a long shadow...
Today in History: EPA orders ban of pesticide DDT
On June 14, 1972, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on domestic use of...
Lake Michigan communities outraged by proposed rollback of federal coal ash rules
Some storage areas in Michigan City and Waukegan are among the hundreds of sites that...
Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages
Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of...
El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is...
Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive
Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just...
Chicago Architecture Center new exhibits highlight region’s natural and built wonders
“Chicago's Living Habitat” and “Flyway City” examine the region’s ecosystems, migratory birds, and intersection of...
The perfect spot for a farm? Vacant office buildings in downtown Chicago.
Farm Zero is selling vegetables to several companies in the Loop and looking to build...
Once underwater, Colorado River canyon country reemerges as drought-stricken Lake Powell’s levels drop
"Hiking the side canyons is like going through ecological time travel," said Eric Balken, executive...