Environment
Inside the Decades-Long Fight Over an Ohio Superfund Site
In Uniontown, Ohio, outside of Akron, residents and officials have clashed over cleanup of the Industrial Excess Landfill.
Building a Just Energy Future in Michigan
Biden's Justice40 Initiative wants an equitable transition to clean energy. In Detroit, Black-led businesses are key.
Grasping at Shifting Sands
On the eroding shores of Lakes Michigan and Huron, a buried eighteenth-century lumber port, and the stakes of inaction.
Climate Emergency and Environmental Justice in the Rust Belt
Stories on climate change, industrial legacies, and planning for a just future.
The Long Tail of Indiana’s Oil and Gas Boom
The state’s early industry remade more than the landscape.
Around Lake Michigan on the Circle Tour
Sixty years ago, my parents took us on a driving tour of Lake Michigan, the quintessential Midwest road trip.
The Forgotten Island Chronicles of Minna Anthony Common
Reclaiming the legacy of an underappreciated ecologist and educator on the St. Lawrence River.
“A City Upon a Hill”
In 1993, the Mississippi River destroyed the town of Valmeyer, Illinois. So residents moved it a mile uphill.
From Wasteland to Wildlife Habitat
A former Chicago dumping ground finds new life with restoration efforts.
On the Ice in a Warming World
For ice fishermen on northern Michigan’s frozen lakes, it’s easy to feel like climate change is a world away. But it’s only a matter of time before a warming planet transforms the tradition.
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