Midwest Update

The frac sand business is booming in Wisconsin. Too bad the state can’t get a handle on the industry’s water pollution.

Wild buffalo now roam east of the Mississippi for the first time since the 1830s, playing a crucial role in restoring Illinois grasslands.

Iowans don't want runoff from factory farms coming out of their faucets. So it’s about time the government does something about it.

It’s a neighborhood in Chicago.

We’re losing billions of gallons of fresh, clean water thanks to leaky pipes.

Agriculture runoff is choking Lake Erie. Are lawmakers finally ready to tell farmers to knock it off?