When it comes to government, there are few things more unattractive than nakedly partisan power politics, as reflected by a ...

Across the Midwest, with a 3.6-degree increase each, St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee are some of the top 10 MLB ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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.

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.