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EPA announces more than $200 million to cleanup Grand Calumet River
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (415+ words) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday, announced that it has agreed to commit more than $200 million to clean up two sites in the Grand Calumet River area of concern. The EPA will be joined by Atlantic Richfield Company, BP Products…...
Will trees ‘explode’ during this cold snap? Illinois arborists weigh in
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (54+ words) A frost crack on a tree in Mount Prospect in February 2014. Frost cracks can sometimes appear in a tree's trunk if there is a sudden cold snap to below 15 degrees or a big temperature difference between day and night in…...
Photos: Dangerously cold weather hits Chicagoland
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (144+ words) Dan O'Conor climbs of the frigid waters of Lake Michigan at Montrose Beach in below zero temps, Jan. 23, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold warning from 3 a.m. Friday until noon for central Cook County,…...
Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here’s what the numbers show.
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (799+ words) KENNESAW, Ga. " Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston…...
Un rincón de los Andes, último reducto de colibríes que son el emblema de la capital de Ecuador
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (274+ words) All" est" la reserva Yanacocha "laguna negra en espa'ol", que entre sus secretos protege a esta peque'a ave emblem"tica de Quito de hasta 9 cent"metros que de acuerdo con la Uni'n Internacional para la Conservaci'n de la Naturaleza se…...
Arctic blast brings warnings, closures and cancellations to Chicago area
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (781+ words) With frigid temperatures sweeping into the region, Chicagoans are being asked to take precautions and make alternate plans as the brutal cold closes area schools and sinks plans for a weekend polar plunge. The National Weather Service has issued an…...
CPS cancels class Friday due to extreme cold
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (185+ words) Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes and afterschool activities Friday due to sub-zero temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills. Schools are expected to reopen Monday, according to district officials. There will be no remote learning Friday, and CPS buildings will…...
A collapsing polar vortex brings Arctic blast to Chicago area. How long will it last?
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (25+ words) Starting Thursday, dangerously frigid air from Siberia and the North Pole is forecast to plunge the Great Lakes region into subzero territory for multiple days....
Outdoors column: Winter is a time to get to know evergreens
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (717+ words) On a cold winter's day, with the sun dipping in and out of the clouds, we walked the neighborhood to admire what many people call pines, trees that are green year-round. Actually, those evergreens aren't all pines. Likely, you have…...
Aurora boreal ilumina los cielos de Alaska con un impresionante espectáculo de luces
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (184+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) " Resplandecientes franjas de verde y rojo iluminaron el martes el oscuro cielo de la ciudad m's grande de Alaska, mientras la aurora boreal ofrec'a un espect'culo de luces a los paseadores de perros, corredores y viajeros matutinos....