For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner ...

If the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act survives Trump’s promised legal challenge, the coal plants owned by Vistra and NRG would need to shut down by 2030 at the latest.

For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner ...

The state has been aware of the contamination since 2010, when Illinois regulators started requiring groundwater monitoring of coal ash deposits. That oversight led to the discovery of groundwater ...

The standard has been set. Over just the past five seasons, Illinois has won a Big Ten regular season title, two conference tournament championships, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and made ...

CHICAGO -- Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants is increasing in Illinois -- despite a decline in such pollution nationwide, according to an analysis of federal data on industrial ...