ComEd electric customers stung by a recent price hike that led to soaring electric bills are unlikely to see any relief next year. trib.al/KeAa25G

‘ComEd bills likely to remain high as AI, data centers suck up power.’ Brett Chase reports. chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-affai…

Facturas de ComEd se mantendrán altas porque la inteligencia artificial y centros de datos drenan la energía chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/07…

Bronzeville’s historic First Church of Deliverance has been awarded a $150,000 grant that will support its first complete preservation and maintenance plan. trib.al/ZcARgnS

How are data centers and AI driving up your electric bills? I went on @wbez Reset to explain. wbez.org/reset-with-sas…

New Michigan data center plans are on the verge of triggering an “offramp” in the state’s nation-leading climate laws that would effectively halt the shift to renewables less than two years after the plans were approved. insideclimatenews.org/news/04082025/…

When they were signed into law in 2019, New York’s climate targets were ambitious. Now, it seems, they were also unrealistic. The people who pay the price are often the low-income New Yorkers who struggle to afford the state’s high utility bills. insideclimatenews.org/news/05082025/…

“Civil rights, housing advocates accuse HUD of ‘imperiling’ Chicago communities.” Brett Chase reports. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

DuSable Lake Shore Drive could be sunken and capped-over to improve pedestrian access between Buckingham Fountain and the lake under the Grant Park Framework Plan now being developed. trib.al/uSGyN6n

Acusan al Departamento de Vivienda de poner en peligro a las comunidades de Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/08…

The NAACP and dozens of civil rights and housing advocates accuse Trump's HUD of harming Chicago communities. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

HUGE NEWS: Trump reverses two big federal discrimination cases in Chicago. chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

Saying it wants to focus on “real concerns” around fair housing, President Donald Trump’s administration is dropping two long-fought cases in Chicago that the feds previously agreed showed discriminatory practices. trib.al/3Poen5f

A Chicago alderperson is calling on the city to force ComEd to the bargaining table and demand relief for electric customers who’ve been hit with skyrocketing bills thanks to a June 1 rate hike and scorching hot summer. trib.al/y6Ustpi

I've spent the past several years covering two federal civil rights complaints in Chicago. Both affect vulnerable people and communities. Yesterday, Trump upended both of them, saying they aren't "real concerns." chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

Trump killed union contracts for Chicago EPA workers on Tuesday. This is allowed, the president declared, because agencies, such as the EPA play a role in national security. Critics say the move is no more than union busting. trib.al/OojmeXX

In its proposal to repeal the EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, the Trump administration included language designed to prevent any effort by states to act on climate. But legal experts expect states won’t give up without a fight. insideclimatenews.org/news/12082025/…

Chicago is racing to put up 277 air-pollution sensors by the end of summer as city officials try to get a handle on the poor air quality that severely affects the polluted Far South Side, Southwest Side and West Side neighborhoods. trib.al/X6A0hEf

Trump elimina contratos sindicales para trabajadores de la EPA en Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/08…

The rapid growth of data centers is raising a new concern: Depletion of drinking water supplies across the Midwest. trib.al/rU0WgPp