The EPA says ‘conditions are ripe’ for an active wildfire season — and smoky air
Two experts from the regional EPA office join WBEZ to tell us what Chicago-area residents can expect.
Waste, sustainability, climate change and environmental justice. WBEZ covers our surroundings and the way we coexist with them.
Two experts from the regional EPA office join WBEZ to tell us what Chicago-area residents can expect.
Chicago has an average of 1,400 bicycle accidents every year.
Asian Americans are three times less likely to seek mental health care compared to white Americans.
In her latest book, a Chicago author provides a go-to guide for new managers to foster a safe, inclusive and productive workplace.
The hospital group that operates Ascension Resurrection in Chicago and St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates is continuing to recover from a cyberattack last week.
The study aims to make sure patients have more of a say in what happens during deliveries and to ultimately reduce unnecessary cesarean births.
“Things people don’t have to prep for and don’t think are a big deal are real-life issues for us,” said Laura Florek, a Northbrook mom of two young adults with autism.
Water scarcity and what the UN calls “water-related hazards,” like flooding and drought, are increasing around the globe.
This time of year, millions of birds cross Illinois each night on their spring migration north. Many will hit the windows of Chicago’s skyline.
Researchers say if state officials don’t curb utility spending, “Illinois is on course to maintain its entire gas system indefinitely.”