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

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

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

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

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.

The report is an update to a 2019 report examining the effects of climate change on the lakes themselves and surrounding region. Despite the discouraging tendency these days to see ...

Research takes a crowdsourcing approach to climate hedging. (soft music) Narrator: As catastrophic wildfires, hurricanes, and floods continue to devastate the planet, investors are increasingly ...

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.