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A new book by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert examines the world’s premier human rights court as rule of law comes under threat.

Thanks to a 2023 Supreme Court decision, roughly 72% of Illinois wetlands are no longer protected by the Clean Water Act. That could mean the loss of flood control, groundwater recharge, water purification and natural habitat these wetlands provide.

A new study has found that online misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theory groups and their former partners’ rabbit-holing behaviors caused insurmountable rifts in their relationships, ultimately causing divorces or breakups.

A new study from U. of I.'s Gies College of Business reveals that when companies divest polluting assets, the pollution doesn’t go away—it just gets transferred to less-scrutinized buyers, creating the illusion of environmental progress. 

Mortality from COVID-19 from 2020 to 2023 boosted the U.S. Social Security fund by about $156 billion. But Black, Hispanic families received fewer survivors' benefits despite greater losses of young parents, highlighting underlying inequities.