Articles by Regional Reporter, Illinois Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
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Chicago could be first major Midwestern city to ban gas in new construction
Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition.
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Illinois governor cancels migrant tent city on toxic land
It's a major win for activists who opposed the controversial project.
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To understand the future of forests in the warming world, look to the bur oak
That's what scientists are doing in a multistate investigation into climate change migration.
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Does the Mississippi River have rights?
Black and indigenous organizers from across the Mississippi River basin called to grant the river legal standing at a summit in late May. It's part of a nascent movement that has won success abroad and is picking up steam in the U.S.
