Even as Great Lakes cities cope with economic turbulence, climate change brings new challenges and opportunities.

Additional funds provided by Congress for Great Lakes environmental improvements will be used to hasten cleanups of highly toxic sites and step up work on other longstanding forms of pollution, federal officials said Thursday.

A group of Franklin residents is suing the company they believe may be responsible for rare child cancers in the area. The class-action lawsuit was filed against Amphenol on Tuesday in a federal district court.

This spill comes just weeks after another leak from U.S. Steel and a chemical spill from ArcelorMittal that killed 3,000 fish.

Its costing the town $2,000 to $3,000 a week to keep the oil from reaching a nearby creek.

After five years of debate, a federal watchdog for the Ohio River has finalized pollution control standards for its eight member states, including Indiana.

The commission oversees an agreement between eight states with watersheds draining into the river.

Groups representing businesses, industry, environmentalists, cities, states and tribes will make their annual lobbying visit to Washington, D.C., this week.

Some chemicals used to make fireworks can be harmful to human health.

Little is known about the potential of new technologies to contribute to disease.