Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and founder and publisher David Sassoon for an exclusive look at ICN as the newsroom celebrates its 18th anniversary.

By David Sassoon

In October 2007, ICN opened its doors with a two-person team and a little bit of pilot funding. The day the website launched, it had 102 visitors. The second day, just 53.

Our Newsroom Comes of Age

As part of a “People Over Polluters” event, more than 100 local environmental advocates traveled to the state capital to lobby during the state’s short fall veto session.

By Andrew Montequin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—To meet with state lawmakers here, Michael Churchill, 24, left his home south of Chicago at 3 a.m. Wednesday, took a rideshare to a commuter rail station and switched to the L train to get downtown before catching an Amtrak train to the state Capitol Building.

Illinois Residents Urge Lawmakers to Act on Transit, Energy Bills

By Dennis Pillion

An international coalition of more than 1,400 governmental and civil conservation organizations has called on its members to increase efforts to curb fossil fuel extraction and work toward a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

International Coalition Joins Push for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty: ‘We Cannot Protect Nature While Expanding Fossil Fuels’