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ChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeIn Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time
-The secret to success? Build affordable housing next to transit.
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Is the USDA’s spending on ‘climate-smart’ farming actually helping the climate?
-A new report asks whether supposedly green livestock practices have proven benefits.
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Chicago could be first major Midwestern city to ban gas in new construction
-Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition.
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The EPA is aiming to get rid of lead pipes in 10 years. But not in Chicago.
-The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.
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On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay
-Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.
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ClevelandCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOhio residents fight to get radioactive oil and gas waste off their roads
-At least 13 states allow drilling waste to be used for road de-icing, dust suppression, and maintenance.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectTribal Governments and First NationsIn Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA
-The PolyMet Mining Corporation has been locked in a battle to open Minnesota’s first copper-sulfide mine for over 17 years.
