Changes in US government support for electric vehicles have led to a buying bonanza—and a darker long-term future for the US auto industry.

"We buy homes" companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.

Rising temperatures and chronically broken cooling systems are turning the lunch rush into a deadly risk for some workers.

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the ...

Ramirez lives in a home on Chicago’s Southeast Side that’s serviced by a lead water pipe, a toxic relic found in most old homes in the city and many across the country. Exposure to lead can cause ...

Chicago has a lead pipe problem. The city estimates that about 412,000 out of roughly 491,000 water service lines require replacement because they are known or suspected to contain lead. That’s the ...

For about two decades, Americans for Prosperity, the conservative political network, has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into stalling climate action nationwide. Founded by Charles and David ...

As the Trump administration shrinks the Department of Agriculture, rural farming communities are left to pay the price.

Chicago: Does your water service line contain lead? Enter your address to find out whether any part of your water service line needs replacing and how your neighborhood compares to others.

The city’s $14 billion flood system faces new threats from climate change, land subsidence, and Trump budget cuts.

Those on the “not a crisis” side (which included Jurassic Park author and nonscientist Michael Crichton) argued that much of ...