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BP Agrees to $500K Penalty, Soot Limits at Indiana Refinery

“Environmentalists express ongoing concerns for air pollution in the Chicagoland area. “Chicago Tonight” discusses the environmental impacts of local refineries and more with Jen Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council, and Eric Schaeffer, executive director of the Environmental Integrity Project and a former enforcement director with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Produced by Acacia Hernandez)”

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Massive Public Transit Win in Chicago Shows the Power of Grassroots Coalitions

The upcoming overhaul of the Chicago region’s transit system shows how potent organizing around public services can be.

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Army Corps resumes work at Brandon Road Project as invasive carp encroach on Illinois River

More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, part of a $1.15 billion project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes, the agency announced last week it would resume construction.

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Why are more elected officials calling for restrictions on data centers?

On Aug. 11, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order calling for a pause on data center construction and expansion in the city of Chicago.

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