Read the full story from CityLab. Chicago’s manmade North Branch Canal is polluted and lacks natural habitat. Enter 80 coconut-fiber “islands” that host wildlife and
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Indiana steel mill emits 18,000 pounds of lead a year. Is it blowing toward Chicago?
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. The nation’s largest source of industrial lead pollution is just 20 miles down the Lake Michigan shore
The EPA says TCE causes cancer, so why hasn’t it been banned?
Read the full story at Marketplace. The federal government, on the verge of banning some uses of a carcinogenic industrial chemical at the close of
Trump administration to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements in move likely to spur legal battle with states
Read the full story in the Washington Post. The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements for the nation’s cars and trucks through
St. Louis compost startup aims to support urban agriculture
Read the full story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Perennial City is a company that provides customers in St. Louis, Clayton and University City with
Attribution Science: Climate Change & Extreme Weather
Read the full story from SciLine. Extreme weather events such as life-threatening heat waves and record-breaking downpours are part of the natural climate system, but
