Go behind the scenes with senior editor Michael Kodas, ICN reporter Wyatt Myskow and Columbia Journalism Investigations reporter Johanna Hansel as they discuss the complicated push to build up lithium mining in the United States.

By Wyatt Myskow

Today, just one lithium mine operates in the U.S. By 2030, at least six new projects are expected on American soil, with 13 more close behind, mostly in the dry Southwest.

Mining the Metal of the Future

Experts at a U.N. institute see opportunities for ecological improvement in the peace talks between Kurdish fighters and Turkey.

By Jaylan Sims

On a sweltering July day, 30 Kurdistan Workers’ Party fighters stripped the rifles from their backs and tossed them into a blazing fire.

War Harms the Environment. Can a Peace Treaty Repair the Damage?

Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation has found, putting health, homes at risk.

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

In a little-noticed memo early last year, Illinois scientists made a dire prediction.

Flooding in Chicago Is Getting Worse. Here’s Why.