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Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing could generate 90,000 jobs.

The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.

As efforts to study and conserve fungi expand, researchers say a "shroom boom" is underway.

The growing allure — and danger — of glacier tourism.

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport advises a reader who loves to travel, but worries about its impact on the planet.

Data centers will swallow 14 percent of Archbald, evict a trailer park, and border many residential properties. Who's to blame is a matter of fierce debate.

Bureaucratic hurdles and high costs have prevented the offshore wind industry from developing the Great Lakes’ abundant wind resources.

As fuel costs climb, the long-term math shifts toward EVs — but consumer hesitation and infrastructure gaps could slow the transition.

Home insurance is buckling under climate risk and construction trends. Find out how your state fares.

Over a few years, oil giants went from trumpeting climate pledges to saying fossil fuels are here to stay.

Glacier ice contains valuable information about the climates of the past. Researchers are scrambling to study it before it's too late.

The ruling won't just dictate the fate of a CHamoru beach. It could set a major precedent for Indigenous rights and federal power across U.S. territories.

Investor-owned utilities have been slow to ditch oil and gas. The city of Ann Arbor plans to boost access to renewables through a new dual-service model.

The state’s biggest crops needed a special program to cover "once-in-a-generation" losses — for the second time in a decade.

A new study says global warming is accelerating. Some aren't ready to agree.

In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign.

When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turnover.

A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.

The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 sterilization facilities that emit the toxic chemical in neighborhoods across the country.

Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer the trick to crops.