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![An illustration of several young people sitting on a block of ice]()
![An illustration of several young people sitting on a block of ice]()
As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.
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![Engineer stands over hole in street where a lead pipe is being replaced.]()
![Engineer stands over hole in street where a lead pipe is being replaced.]()
Can replacing Illinois’ toxic lead pipes lead to a workforce boon?
Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing could generate 90,000 jobs.
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![A high-voltage power line runs behind a snowy construction site in Archbald, Pennsylvania.]()
![A high-voltage power line runs behind a snowy construction site in Archbald, Pennsylvania.]()
The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos
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.
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![Waves crash on the shore of Chicago]()
![Waves crash on the shore of Chicago]()
The Great Lakes are ideal for wind energy. So where is it?
Bureaucratic hurdles and high costs have prevented the offshore wind industry from developing the Great Lakes’ abundant wind resources.
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![Two older women walk gleefully out of a building labeled Crockett County Senior Center]()
![Two older women walk gleefully out of a building labeled Crockett County Senior Center]()
In rural West Texas, renewable energy brings a windfall for seniors
How officials in Crockett County are using wind investments to help older residents age in place.
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![Rev. Jesse Jackson walks in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint.]()
![Rev. Jesse Jackson walks in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint.]()
Jesse Jackson’s vision for America embraced environmental justice
The civil rights leader, who died earlier this week, linked segregation, pollution, and political power.
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![Road into forest in Illinois]()
![Road into forest in Illinois]()
How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest
Facing pressure to increase timber harvests, the Forest Service is sidestepping rigorous environmental reviews and limiting public participation.
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![A fence cuts across the dry landscape of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.]()
![A fence cuts across the dry landscape of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.]()
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions.
Instead of waiting for more data, a new report lays out the case for action.
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![Three plumbers in green jackets installing a new water service line.]()
![Three plumbers in green jackets installing a new water service line.]()
‘They’re playing games’: Illinois lawmakers press Trump administration over stalled lead-pipe funding
Congress appropriated $15 billion to replace lead pipes across the country. Is the Trump administration withholding it?
