The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put 139 employees on leave July 3 for signing a scathing letter contending the core ...

After hundreds of complaints, citations, and a class-action settlement, city inspectors’ notes show instances where MAT ...

Banking for now on an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration, the city with the most lead service lines in the ...

The City of Waterloo was notified by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency of a violation in mid-April regarding ...

Whether the southwest portion of the Illinois Beach Nature Preserve at the Illinois Beach State Park is ever open to the ...

One or more “forever chemicals” have been found in South Elgin’s groundwater supply by the Illinois Environmental Protection ...

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers ...

Violations cited include improper hazardous waste management, discharge of toxic metals, and exceeding air pollution limits.

Trump Tower Chicago has agreed to a $4.8 million settlement after years of violating the Clean Water Act by improperly using ...

The law allows the Illinois Department of Public Health to impose civil penalties against non-community water supplies that ...

In a special report, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin examines how federal cuts could impact invasive species monitoring on Lake ...