Vivian La

WBUR

‘We’re willfully blinding ourselves’: Mass. researchers worry as federal environmental data disappears

What Springfield lost when the feds clawed back a $20 million grant

Under Trump, job prospects look ‘bleak’ for Mass. grads in environmental science

A hunt for urban wildlife around Boston and cities worldwide

As New England waters warm, invasive sea squirts move in

To protect wildlife, advocates look to reduce rat poison use in Mass.

How bird flu ‘upended’ a Weymouth wildlife hospital

The Chicago Tribune

Students, teachers mourn the closure of historic Illinois outdoor camp: ‘Greatest memories of our lives’

Recent recalls raise concerns about food safety, but experts credit better regulation and technology

Which Chicago bars sell the most Malört? Top spots spill secrets on slinging that ‘taste from home’

‘These things are everywhere’: Experts and Lyme disease patients warn of tick season

With wildfire smoke and pollution, some want end to neighborhood fireworks

Advocates praise bills aimed at reducing plastic and polystyrene use; some restaurants have concerns

Petersburg’s first Pride festival: Residents proud of growth in their small central Illinois town, and many have moved back

Science Magazine

Hot days or heat waves? Researchers debate how to count deaths from heat

Emergency rooms are less likely to give female patients pain medication

Loss of India’s vultures may have led to deaths of half a million people

First long-term cancer study in Asian Americans set to launch this year 

Illinois Public Media

Champaign-Urbana Asian American community speaks out about recent racism

‘The bare minimum’: University of Illinois students imagine a world of accessibility through art exhibit

New campaign aims to help formerly incarcerated people through laws, outreach

Asian women: The toll of decades of dismissal

CU-CitizenAccess

Toxins in the air: Central Illinois factories and plants release millions of pounds of risky chemicals. 

The Daily Illini

Engineering approach aims to improve Indigenous infrastructure

Sociology professor raps on campus hot spots

With internet cuts, U of I aims for “less disciplinary” approach to COVID-19 testing noncompliance