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

The first is that addressing climate change needs to be viewed through a strategic lens rather than as an altruistic act or ...

Stacker compiled statistics about how people in Chicago feel about climate change using data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

Young climate activists from Chicago called on Gov. JB Pritzker to enact legislation that would make the fossil fuel industry — instead of taxpayers — responsible for funding green, resilient ...

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.

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

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

A country that doesn’t allow citizens to criticize their leaders is not a democracy. It’s not where liberty or justice ...

On Earth Day 2024, climate change progress is essential to preserving our future. "The Power of Us" shows how Chicago is building a greener future.

Judges with the United Nations’s top court say in a landmark climate decision that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right.

Chicago’s plan adheres to state law and an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration. It aims to replace the city’s estimated 412,000 lead service lines by 2076—completing 8,300 ...

Climate-driven foreclosures could result in $1.21 billion in bank losses this year, or 6.7% of all foreclosure credit losses, according to a new report.