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Posted inAsian Carp, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Carp Catch-22: Could improvements in Chicago waterways invite unwelcome guests?

by WBEZ October 29, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

by WBEZ October 22, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

by Inside Climate News October 4, 2024
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

by Inside Climate News October 1, 2024
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.

by WBEZ September 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago reveals climate havens don’t exist — they must be created

by Mia Litzenberg, Great Lakes Now September 20, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region

South Shore residents are fed up with garbage on their streets

by WBEZ August 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Chicago, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract

by Grist August 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Chicago groups spotlight the city’s water “abundance,” focus on innovation, collaboration as key to its future

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2024
Posted inChicago, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

In Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time

by Grist April 11, 2024

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