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Asian CarpChicagoFeature HomepageIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchIllinois one step closer to keeping invasive carp out of Great Lakes
-For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the multibillion-dollar tourism, boating and fishing industries that rely on it. Now, the fight might be getting easier.
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Millions in loans to replace lead pipes pumping water into Chicago homes remain unspent
-City officials said they plan to accelerate spending to replace lead service lines in 2026. The city also remains far behind telling Chicagoans of the health risks.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRethinking Strategy in the Era of the Trump EPA
-“We have an opossum Congress: it rolls over and plays dead instead of facing its aggressor,” says Chicago’s Cameron Davis.
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AuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature HomepageIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismSean EricsonTorontoWhy we don’t bike like the Dutch — yet
-From the greenways of Detroit to recent court battles in Toronto, cities across North America are trying to become more bike-friendly. What will it take to catch up to Amsterdam?
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AgricultureChicagoCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThis wetland fight could go to the Supreme Court
-A court case pitting farmer against farmer in Iowa could decide the fate of wetlands nationwide.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes last year. Most still have no idea.
-Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchA record year for Great Lakes piping plovers
-The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen nesting pairs. This year, the number reached 85 nesting pairs for the first time.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFeature LeadFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades.
-The city with the most lead service lines in the country doesn’t plan to finish replacing them until 2076.
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Illinois wants to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way.
-The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp. But first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the construction site.
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AuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat
-New research says Chicago and Detroit are at risk of sinking from things like groundwater extraction. Researcher says officials need to be more proactive.
