IL: Climate Change
IL residents can benefit from merging of solar and AI
By Kari Lydersen for Energy News Network.Broadcast version by Terri Dee for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pu…
Innovative construction projects address short-term, long-term IL energy needs
By Audrey Henderson for Energy News Network.Broadcast version by Terri Dee for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network…
IL environmental group monitors forests amid Biden legislation
The Biden Administration issued an executive order in 2022 to strengthen and protect America's forests and old-growth trees. Old-growth trees have …
New study says IL needs new less expensive energy options
A new study warns that Illinois will face future energy shortages and a higher risk of blackouts, unless investments are made soon in cleaner energy…
IL environmentalists hope federal grant lowers emissions
The fight against the effects of climate change in Illinois has more help. Under the Biden Administration's pollution reduction plan, the U.S…
Excessive IL rains stir conversation on preparedness
Illinois generally sees its hottest and wettest months during the summer, and climate change is making them more intense. The University of …
Illinois creates guardrails for growing carbon capture industry
Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker has signed a bill to regulate new carbon capture, storage and pipeline projects. The technology involves capturing …
Study finds IL birds feel the effects of climate change
A new study by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests the long-term effects of climate change could create a higher risk of extinction f…
IL residents urged to prepare now for coming heat waves
A new report supports data on the effects of global climate change, finding that, within a one-year span starting in May 2023, the cause of frequent …
Quad Cities residents weigh in on climate change research
A new report from the National Wildlife Federation warned the effects of climate change in the Quad Cities will be severe but researchers got the publ…
IL co-op to develop solar projects for low-income, BIPOC communities
By Lydia Larsen for Inside Climate News.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Netwo…
IL farm group wants improved safety measures for pipelines
A pipeline project to transport carbon dioxide captured from ethanol and fertilizer production to a permanent storage site in Illinois is raising conc…