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    Jun 26, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. A truly foul, nasty river ran through it

    Cleaning up the Chicago River, a waterway engineered to flow backward and lined with dozens of sewage pipes, has always been a tough fight.
    Cleaning up the Chicago River, a waterway engineered to flow backward and lined with dozens of sewage pipes, has always been a tough fight. At the turn of the last century, officials reversed the river and started sending Chicago's waste toward the...

    Tags: Richard J. Daley, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics, Elections, Bodies of Water

    2. Jul 20, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Metra will clear the air in its train cars

    Metra appears to have found a way to dramatically clean up the air inside its stainless-steel cars, but spikes of lung- and heart-damaging diesel pollution will remain a lingering problem on the platforms at Chicago's major rail stations.
    Metra appears to have found a way to dramatically clean up the air inside its stainless-steel cars, but spikes of lung- and heart-damaging diesel pollution will remain a lingering problem on the platforms at Chicago's major rail stations. In response...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Human Body, Unions, Transportation, Corporate Officers

    3. Nov 18, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Air pollution: Chicago-area coal plant to shut down earlier than expected

    After deciding it isn't worth cleaning up one of the nation's dirtiest power plants, the owners of an aging coal-burner along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan are shutting it down sooner than expected.
    After deciding it isn't worth cleaning up one of the nation's dirtiest power plants, the owners of an aging coal-burner along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan are shutting it down sooner than expected. In its latest financial documents, Virginia-...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Pilsen, Romeoville, Chicago Mayor, Air Pollution

    4. Jun 15, 2011 |Story| WXMI

  4. Report: Power Plants Killing Tens-of-Millions of Great Lakes Fish

    Power plants around the Great Lakes are killing tens of millions of fish every year and nothing's being done to stop it; according to a Chicago Tribune environmental investigation published this week.
    Power plants around the Great Lakes are killing tens of millions of fish every year and nothing's being done to stop it; according to a Chicago Tribune environmental investigation published this week. The report also said the Cook Nuclear Plant near...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Tribune, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges

    5. Jun 1, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Weekend rain forces stormwater into lake

    Recent steady rains forced local officials to dump more than 105 millions gallons of stormwater and raw sewage into Lake Michigan.
    Tribune reporter
    Recent steady rains forced local officials to dump more than 105 millions gallons of stormwater and raw sewage into Lake Michigan. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District on Sunday opened a sluice gate near the Bahai Temple in Wilmette that separates...
    6. Feb 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Metra finds 'alarming' pollution on some trains

    Metra's own testing of toxic diesel exhaust inside its passenger coaches shows the transit agency's pollution problems are more extensive and worrisome than it has publicly disclosed, according to records obtained by the Tribune.
    Metra's own testing of toxic diesel exhaust inside its passenger coaches shows the transit agency's pollution problems are more extensive and worrisome than it has publicly disclosed, according to records obtained by the Tribune. A summary of tests...

    Tags: Union Pacific Corporation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Environmental Issues, Human Body

    7. Mar 5, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Study finds elevated rates of cancer in Crestwood

    Cancer rates are "significantly elevated" in Crestwood, according to a new state report that focuses on a south suburb where residents unwittingly drank contaminated water for more than two decades.
    Cancer rates are "significantly elevated" in Crestwood, according to a new state report that focuses on a south suburb where residents unwittingly drank contaminated water for more than two decades. Prompted by a Tribune investigation that revealed the...

    Tags: Lisa Madigan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Liver Cancer, Water Pollution

    8. Jan 21, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Seeking permission to pollute

    A monitor at George Washington High School on the Southeast Side shows that air in the neighborhood has the distinction of containing the state's highest levels of toxic heavy metals, chromium and cadmium, as well as sulfates, which can trigger asthma attacks and increase the risk of heart disease.
    A monitor at George Washington High School on the Southeast Side shows that air in the neighborhood has the distinction of containing the state's highest levels of toxic heavy metals, chromium and cadmium, as well as sulfates, which can trigger asthma...

    Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Governor, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution

    9. Oct 23, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Catch up on Tribune watchdog reporting

    On Wednesday, the Tribune featured reports updating two of its major watchdog projects this year -- "Clout Goes to College," which exposed the University of Illinois admissions scandal, and "Compromised Care," which reported that elderly and disabled nursing home residents were allegedly assaulted, raped and even killed by mentally ill criminals also living in the facilities. Today we provide updates on other watchdog efforts.
    On Wednesday, the Tribune featured reports updating two of its major watchdog projects this year -- "Clout Goes to College," which exposed the University of Illinois admissions scandal, and "Compromised Care," which reported that elderly and disabled...

    Tags: Lisa Madigan, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Disputes, Social Issues, Services and Shopping

    10. Aug 4, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Tribune watchdog update

    (Click on "What we found" to read the original Tribune investigation.)
    (Click on "What we found" to read the original Tribune investigation.) Lake County's DNA doubts What we found: In December 2008, the Tribune detailed how Lake County prosecutors were pressing ahead on three cases, including one against Jerry Hobbs,...

    Tags: Lisa Madigan, Health and Medical Professionals, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Social Issues

    11. Mar 16, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Scientists try to defuse nuclear fallout fears

    Fallout from Japan's crippled nuclear reactors already is being detected thousands of miles away. But scientists who track pollution blowing across the Pacific Ocean say the amount of radioactivity should pose no danger to the United States.
    Fallout from Japan's crippled nuclear reactors already is being detected thousands of miles away. But scientists who track pollution blowing across the Pacific Ocean say the amount of radioactivity should pose no danger to the United States. Like other...

    Tags: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, China, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011)

    12. Jan 13, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking News

  12. Deal would clear up coal-plant pollution

    Tribune reporter
    In a move that could help clean up Chicago’s chronically dirty air, the Obama administration today brokered a legal deal that cracks down on some of the biggest sources of pollution along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. As part of the...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution

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