A new report details how getting involved can make an impact — and how community-based strategies can significantly reduce ...

The assessment builds on a 2019 report published by the Environmental Law and Policy Center and conducted by a team of ...

They want the fossil fuel industry — instead of taxpayers — to be responsible for funding green, resilient infrastructure and ...

The 739 deaths in 1995 was the deadliest weather event in Illinois history and redefined Chicago’s emergency response and ...

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Not all of these impacts can be pinned solely on climate change, said Christina Shaw, CEO of the Vanuatu Environmental ...

The Kansas City Royals were hot Wednesday at Wrigley Field, scoring an 8-4 road win. So were the Chicago Cubs. And the ...

As global temperatures rise under climate change, the bees responsible for pollinating many crops are under increasing stress ...

Only many days after the start of the heat wave would the magnitude of the tragedy begin to sink in, as newspaper articles and nightly news reports tallied hundreds of deaths across Chicago. As ...

CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she ...

The researchers have been tracking the heat, and the way it impacts parts of the city differently, in a brand-new way that could ultimately provide relief for some Chicagoans.

Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.