Michelle Rowan

Editor at the Chicago Tribune. Travel enthusiast, baseball fan and animal lover.

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Surging number of data centers around the Great Lakes could lead to water shortages, report says https://t.co/GSFREj77WI

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Cash crops, hidden costs https://t.co/xb2YFmxebE

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Tribes fear consequences for Great Lakes as Trump administration fast-tracks Line 5 pipeline https://t.co/O7yuWqnXoU

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In Illinois, an invisible boundary determines how dirty and costly your electricity is https://t.co/7RnnnMOu2E

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As aquifer dries up, some Will County towns say they aren't worried about running out of water https://t.co/hGx2HPyW6S

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Auburn Gresham campus that composts and creates energy aims to redefine waste management https://t.co/mVuvSZyc9Z

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The 'return' of an extinct wolf is not the answer to saving endangered species, experts warn https://t.co/9qTO0Thgnm

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Landing a data center is worth the environmental tradeoffs, Illinois towns say https://t.co/pYJywakkSn

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Some groups want federal protection for Great Lakes gray wolves dropped as role of Endangered Species Act examined https://t.co/yD0sJ8vvC7

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Midwest communities worry that firing of parks and forest employees will harm ecosystems, economies and education https://t.co/3H9BFDK4th

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Batteries are a missing piece in Illinois' clean energy transition. Engineers and lawmakers are racing to add them to the power grid. https://t.co/HJUFgyeXBn

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Illinois nuclear plants are in the crosshairs of data centers and AI's insatiable demand for clean power. At what … https://t.co/ZQR9TiwlSU

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Urban legends or urban wildlife? Creepy creature sightings might just be thriving city animals https://t.co/8KAq1shqql

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Trump and Harris back fracking, but what does that mean for Illinois, where sand mines provide a key ingredient? https://t.co/tUsZMj4f0h

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Activists urge city to delay permitting for a scrap metal shredder in Pilsen https://t.co/RykDJNElLD

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Overwhelmed by election incivility? Look up at the night sky to find wonder and connection. https://t.co/ymt43iZfEy

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Helene's reach was shocking, another example of how climate change 'is here and now,' scientists say https://t.co/6QgCx18gqv

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Farmers frustrated and environmental goals threatened by failure to pass a new farm bill https://t.co/BTWpJVjlEB

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Toxic chemicals found in food packaging; FDA under pressure to take action https://t.co/7elHhqFP7e

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For Chicago's first urban festival, birders flock to unlikely city spots https://t.co/MxlB2cX0Xk