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Carp Catch-22: Could improvements in Chicago waterways invite unwelcome guests?
-New research suggests pollution from Chicago-area waterways might be creating an invisible barrier, deterring migration. But for how long?
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The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
-The leaks occurred at an ADM well in Decatur that’s part of a booming industry that promises to capture planet-warming carbon dioxide underground. ADM insists the well is safe, but locals are worried.
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Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs
-Many dams in the Midwest do not meet grant eligibility requirements, leaving safety officials and residents worried about how they’ll prevent future collapses as flood risks increase.
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Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
-As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution.
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Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.
-Lake Michigan’s surface temperature has been above average nearly every day this year so far. All five Great Lakes are heating up.
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Chicago reveals climate havens don’t exist — they must be created
-Extreme heat and precipitation events are becoming more frequent and intense in Chicago. It’s the city’s preparation efforts that will determine climate resiliency.
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South Shore residents are fed up with garbage on their streets
-The community has more reports of sanitation code violations than any South Side neighborhood.
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Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
-“That contract means nothing if our Earth is on fire.”