Why Michigan’s Clean Energy Bill Is a Really Big Deal
A comparison with laws in Illinois and Minnesota shows the scope of the state’s ambition.
By Dan Gearino
Midwest
Michigan Poised to Join States Requiring 100 Percent Clean Electricity
By Dan Gearino, Aydali Campa
Q&A: How Chicago’s Chief Sustainability Officer, a Southeast Side Native, Plans to Tackle Environmental Racism
By Aydali Campa
Cleveland Accelerates Its Ambitions for Hitting Net Zero Energy
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes
By Aydali Campa
Ohio Injection Wells Suspended Over ‘Imminent Danger’ to Drinking Water
By Dani Kington, Athens County Independent
Cleveland Regional Planning Agency Building Community Input Into Climate Change Plan
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Illinois School Districts Vie for Clean School Bus Funds
By Aydali Campa
Onshore Wind Is Poised to Grow, and Move Away from Boom and Bust Cycles
By Dan Gearino
Illinois Environmental Groups Applaud Vetoes by Pritzker
By Aydali Campa
A Proposed Gas Rate Hike in Chicago Sparks Debate Amid Shift to Renewable Energy
By Aydali Campa
New Report Card Shows Where Ohio Needs to Catch up in Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kathiann M. Kowalski
Record-Breaking Rains in Chicago Underscore the Urgency of Flood Resiliency Projects, City Officials Say
By Aydali Campa
Funding Poised to Dry Up for Water Projects in Ohio and Other States if Proposed Budget Cuts Become Law
Kathiann M. Kowalski
The Solar Industry Gained Jobs Last Year. But Are Those Good Jobs, and Could They Be Better?
By Dan Gearino
An Ohio College Town Wants to Lead on Fighting Climate Change. It Also Has a 1940s-Era, Diesel-Burning Power Plant
By Dan Gearino
Midwest States, Often Billed as Climate Havens, Suffer Summer of Smoke, Drought, Heat
By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Chloe Johnson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
An Ohio Strip Mine’s Mineral Rights Are Under Unusual New Ownership
By Dani Kington and Keri Johnson, Athens County Independent
