
Michael Hawthorne
Environment and Public Health Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Midwesterner. Pulitzer finalist. Dig into environment/public health for @chicagotribune. EPL/NBA/MLB obsessive. Victoria Concordia Crescit.
Articles
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4 days ago |
thedailynewsonline.com | Michael Hawthorne
CHICAGO — Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area. Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the region from “moderate” to “serious” violations of federal regulations limiting lung-damaging smog, also known as ground-level ozone. kAmq6EE6C F?56CDE2?5:?8 23@FE E96 52?86CD @7 A2CE:4F=2E6 >2EE6C[ 4@>>@?=J <?@H? 2D D@@E[ AC@>AE65 E96 q:56? t!p E@ E:89E6?
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5 days ago |
thedailynewsonline.com | Michael Hawthorne
CHICAGO — Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area. Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the region from “moderate” to “serious” violations of federal regulations limiting lung-damaging smog, also known as ground-level ozone. kAmq6EE6C F?56CDE2?5:?8 23@FE E96 52?86CD @7 A2CE:4F=2E6 >2EE6C[ 4@>>@?=J <?@H? 2D D@@E[ AC@>AE65 E96 q:56? t!p E@ E:89E6?
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1 month ago |
chicagotribune.com | Michael Hawthorne
Surrounded by coal miners, President Donald Trump signed an executive order vowing to roll back his predecessor’s policies limiting lung-damaging, climate-changing pollution from power plants that burn the planet’s dirtiest source of energy. “C’mon fellas, you know what this says?” Trump said to the men in hard hats.
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1 month ago |
gazettextra.com | Michael Hawthorne
By Michael Hawthorne - Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO - Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area. Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the region from "moderate" to "serious" violations of federal regulations limiting lung-damaging smog, also known as ground-level ozone. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 month ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Michael Hawthorne
By Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune CHICAGO - Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area. Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the region from "moderate" to "serious" violations of federal regulations limiting lung-damaging smog, also known as ground-level ozone.
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