The Trump administration soon could announce that it will temporarily lift the restrictions on E15 sales during the summer amid pressure surrounding rising costs due to the conflict in Iran.
The district is currently renovating the Homer Lake Interpretive Center.
Some animal welfare advocates say federal regulations don’t go far enough to protect these animals and the people interacting with them.
The Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals passed a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data centers.
More than 1,600 plants and animals are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but out of all of those, only one is a moss.
Environmental advocates say the outlined revision ignores science and threatens water quality, while farm groups argue it offers landowners needed clarity about which parts of their land count as federally protected.
The bald eagle used to be a rare sight in Illinois. Now, there are more than 3,000 that spend the winter here.
Lawmakers from both parties argue the centers pose a significant threat to Illinois’ power grid and freshwater sources like the Mahomet Aquifer, but they are offering different visions for how to regulate the industry.
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects agriculture and forestry and help farmers adapt to more extreme and unpredictable weather.
In the coming years, the Urbana Park District is planning to install new sports facilities, paved walking trails, and a spray ground among other amenities in Prairie Park and Weaver Park.
The agency said supplemental assistance from the federal government wasn’t warranted.
Alongside education funding, Faraci said he remains focused on environmental protections for the Mahomet Aquifer, the primary drinking water source for nearly one million people in Central Illinois.
Shawnee is the only national forest in the state and one of the smallest in the nation.
University of Illinois researchers analyzed traces of DNA in rivers and streams to learn how strips of trees near water — called riparian buffers — impact land species.
After severe storms and a cold front passed through Central Illinois, the National Weather Service said wind chills are expected to drop below zero again late Monday night and heading into Tuesday morning.