Thousands of Americans have been warned that their drinking water has elevated levels of a contaminant, lead, posing a ...

Dr. Brian Curtis from OSF recommends learning how to swim to avoid drowning, and that children should start swim lessons as ...

A Drinking Water Notice was issued Monday Illinois American Water Co., for the entire city of Peoria after 14 of 103 water samples exceeded “action level” lead quantities. While legally, a notice to ...

A bill passed by the Illinois legislature could slow the growth of carbon sequestration proposals—and proposals, in ...

MANTENO, Ill. (WLS) -- As search and rescue efforts continue in Texas, the devastation is putting safety top of mind for ...

Facilities operated by the US Department of Energy (DOE) are required to have extensive worker safety and health programs by regulation. We describe how Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has ...

Flash floods can start suddenly and become dangerous quickly. But there are steps you can take to protect yourself, both in ...

Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially ...

The City of Mattoon has issued a “Do Not Drink” advisory for all residents connected to the city’s water supply after tests revealed the presence of microcystin, a harmful algal ...

Record-breaking heat indices — a combination of temperatures and humidity to determine how heat really feels to the body — are possible from Kansas City to Maine.

Southeastern states have the highest risk of lightning strikes, with Florida being the "lightning capital" of the U.S. Safety ...

Podcaster Show PlayerUntil now the scope of PFAS problems in Illinois remained unknown. More than 8 million people in the state — 6 out of every 10 Illinoisans — get their drinking water from ...