IL: Oceans
Plastic Pollution Threatens Ecosystem in Great Lakes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Advocates are hoping 2018 is a year of better water quality in the Great Lakes and oceans. Carolyn Box, the Science …
Blackfish Documentary Raises Questions About Killer Whales in Captivity
CHICAGO – Should killer whales be kept in captivity and made to perform tricks for humans? That's a question raised in the documentary "Blackf…
Buying Sustainable Fish in IL: It's Complicated
CHICAGO - The law that has helped rebuild depleted ocean fish populations turns 35 today. While the Magnuson-Stevens Act ended foreign overfishing …
Environmentalists: BP Oil Spill Response "Absolutely Ridiculous"
CHICAGO - As Congressional hearings opened today into the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some are calling for a halt to other planned drilling …
Report: BP Can’t Be Singled Out
As the costs of Gulf Coast cleanup efforts from the BP oil spill continue to rise, a new report examines the industry as a whole, in terms of safety …
Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …
Asian Carp Threaten Aquatic Life in Lake Michigan
CHICAGO - The recent discovery of DNA from Asian carp just seven miles south of Lake Michigan has scientists, federal officials and conservation …