Illinois water

Illinois Environmental Group Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Water Pollution Rollbacks

ByIPM News

An Illinois environmental group is joining a coalition in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s rollback of certain water pollution regulations. The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule would loosen protections put in place by the Clean Water Act—threatening water quality in wetlands and ephemeral streams. Champaign-based environmental group Prairie…

C-U Outdoor Farmers Markets Will Open, But With Changes

C-U Outdoor Farmers Markets Will Open, But With Changes

ByDana Cronin

This weekend marks the opening of Market at the Square, Urbana’s outdoor farmers market held in the Lincoln Square Mall parking lot. Although it will open as scheduled, there will be social distancing measures in place to protect shoppers and vendors. For one, all shoppers are required to wear masks upon entry and are required…

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

U Of I Professor Makes Case For ‘The College Experience’

ByBrian Moline

Editor’s note: At the request of Nikki Usher, we changed the pronouns in this article that pertain to Usher from ‘she’ to ‘they.’ We also changed the photograph at their request.  – Reginald Hardwick, News Director, March 26, 2024 College students across the country have tried to adapt to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic,…