Nara Schoenberg

What will change — for new solar roof owners only — is they will get smaller bill credits for the excess solar they produce and export to the the grid.

With tax credits, rebates reducing the price of panels by up to 60% in Illinois, customers are making the leap because they believe the incentives will never be better.

Looking at 450 small urban gardens, researchers found more monarch eggs when there was common milkweed and milkweed that was at least 5 years old.

Culminating in a ‘red carpet’ of handmade birds as long as a football field, project aims to draw attention to push for mandatory high-rise safety measures.

Climate bill rebates for electric appliances and upgrades coming to Illinois in 2025

New wind and solar power is central to plans to reduce emissions and meet climate goals. Proposed federal reforms aim to speed up connections.

With nests on telephone poles, once-endangered osprey are flying high in Cook County

With climate change concerns, microgrids can function as part of the main electric grid but disconnect during large disruptions and operate on their own.

The bill, expected to be signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, addresses the capture of CO2, the transport via pipelines and storage.

As the nation’s busiest rail hub, Chicago figures prominently in push to update the EPA’s 16-year-old emissions standards.