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A new report looked at industrial areas and a nuclear waste site at risk of releasing hazardous materials if storms and flooding hit.
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Don’t call it a carp: Illinois dresses up the reviled invasive species and hopes customers will bite
A bony fish long deemed the ‘bottom of the barrel’ will appear in sandwiches and on menus under the new name “Copi.”
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With latest ‘action plan,’ Chicago will try again to address climate change
The city of Chicago has a new climate change action plan. It’s the latest in a series of plans that haven’t always met goals.
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Listen — 4:02Everything you need to know about Illinois’ $4,000 electric vehicle rebate
The state incentive starts July 1. But it does not apply to plug-in hybrids and funding is limited.
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Waukegan says goodbye to a coal plant but must contend with its industrial waste
Environmental activists warn that leaving large coal ash repositories in place could lead to toxic spills and groundwater contamination.
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North of Chicago, a contaminated landfill will be reused for solar energy
The landfill in Waukegan will soon be home to 20,000 solar panels, part of a trend to reuse Superfund cleanup sites.
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Listen — 3:27Meet the suburban students helping restore Illinois’ prairie
Some teens at Waubonsie Valley High are so into the project that teachers have to prod them to leave the prairie and go to their other classes.
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Listen — 3:25Rivian superfans awaiting delivery resort to drones, stakeouts and surveillance
For those languishing on preorder lists for the company’s coveted electric truck and SUV, obsessing online together is sweet torture.
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Chicagoans who live near heavy-traffic corridors are breathing the most polluted air
Data from a new sensor network shows the highest rates of pollution in Little Village, Austin, Englewood, Irving Park and other neighborhoods.
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Listen — 6:56What’s in the air?
Fine particulate matter is responsible for an estimated 5% of all premature deaths in Chicago. What is it and where does it come from?
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