Lake, Porter counties receive failing grades in air pollution report
Lake County failed in all three categories: ozone pollution, 24-hour particle pollution and annual particle...
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Flint Lake weeds harming fish population, DNR biologist says
Invasive weeds are so bad at Flint Lake, during last year’s Department of Natural Resources...
84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs...
Retracing the snowy footsteps of my ancestors, who traveled to Antarctica before it became commonplace
My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the...
Crown Point breaks ground on next phase of bike trail
Earth Day was on the calendar and in the mind of at least one participant...
First two baby bison of the spring born to herd at Fermilab in Batavia
Since 1969, bison have been a part of the landscape outside the particle physics and...
Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day.
A single load of laundry can release millions that are so tiny wastewater treatment plants...
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day
Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit’s eastside into a small urban forest, not of...
Prairie birds — including Illinois’ dapper bobolink — in steep decline, study says
Nation's grassland birds, found in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any...
Today in History: First Earth Day observed
On April 22, 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans participated in gatherings for the first...