Brett Chase

Just two weeks into the job, President Donald Trump threatened to fire or push out scores of Environmental Protection Agency employees in Chicago, and by August he terminated their union, a move still being challenged in court. In that same period, Trump’... See more

The state accused a suburban business of breaking environmental laws after even more asphalt was found in the Sanitary and Ship Canal more than 10 months after a spill of almost a half million gallons of the hot liquid substance. Petroleum Fuel and Termin... See more

Un fabricante de acero cuyas raíces en Chicago datan de finales de 1800, A. Finkl & Sons, ha acordado añadir controles de contaminación y pagar al estado de Illinois $125,000 para resolver las acusaciones de que la empresa violó leyes ambientales al l... See more

Illinois is running out of power. That’s the word from state analysts trying to figure out whether there are enough sources of electricity to keep the lights on in the coming years. The outlook is bleak, according to a just-released report from Gov. JB Pr... See more

A. Finkl & Sons, a steelmaker whose roots in Chicago date to the late 1800s, has agreed to add pollution controls and pay the state of Illinois $125,000 to settle accusations that the company broke environmental laws by releasing excessive amounts of ... See more