Excessive Heat Warning Tuesday 11am-8pm
Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected.
After years of controversy, state pauses CO2 pipeline construction, for now
New law also lays out safety requirements for future carbon sequestration projects.
Storms continue in East Central Illinois overnight
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin until 1 AM CDT
Hurricane Beryl’s remnants to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding to Illinois
Meteorologists in Illinois are closely tracking Hurricane Beryl, as the storm’s remnants are forecasted to sweep through the state from late Tuesday into Wednesday. Beryl touched down in Texas early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. It was quickly downgraded to a tropical cyclone and shifted northeast towards Illinois. The aftermath of Hurricane Beryl is…
Beryl weakens to tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as Cat 1 hurricane; may pass over Illinois
From NWS Lincoln: Tomorrow into Wednesday, the remnants of Hurricane Beryl are forecast to bring a swath of heavy rainfall to some part of central or southeast Illinois. The highest chance (around 20%) for more than 3 inches of rain is south of a Litchfield to Danville line. This would result in localized flooding of poor drainage, urban areas, and could cause some streams and creeks to overflow their banks.
Farm fertilizer runoff is impacting drinking water in the Midwest, not just the Gulf’s ‘dead zone’
Worsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.” ELBA, Minn. – Jeff Broberg’s well sits inside a wooden shed not too far from a field he rented about a decade ago to a local farmer….
Watch: Alton sinkhole, estimated 100 feet wide, collapses in the middle of park
Security camera footage shows the sudden collapse engulfing bleachers and a light pole in the middle of the soccer field.
Eating cicadas became a thing after the massive emergence. Will trying other insects follow?
Researchers and bug enthusiasts are cooking up cicadas as sweet snacks or pizza toppings this summer. Some hope cicadas will help entomophagy – the practice of eating insects – catch on.
Severe storms possible Thursday evening and overnight
From the National Weather Service in Central Illinois: A line of t’storms will affect the area late Thursday afternoon into the overnight hours. Some severe storms are in the forecast, with damaging wind gusts and large hail. Stay weather aware and be ready to take shelter when storms approach.
Professor blends nature and music with the sounds of cicadas in Illinois
David Rothenberg has a keen interest in how humans and nature can connect in ways some may have never thought of before, specifically through music. A professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rothenberg has written books about the musicality behind humpback whales, birds, and even bugs, playing instruments with…
As cicadas emerge, nature lovers travel thousands of miles to converge on Illinois
For tourists, Illinois is the place to be for the historic cicada emergence. The 17-year brood in the state’s northern half and the 13-year brood in the southern part are set to converge near Springfield.
A big start to wildfire season could mean another smoky summer in the Midwest and Great Plains
Drought and some holdover wildfires from last year in Canada are already sending smoke into the Midwest and Great Plains.
Tornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest
Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla says at least a dozen people were injured amid widespread devastation in Greenfield. Tuesday saw multiple tornadoes, giant hail and heavy rain in several states.
As legislative session adjournment looms, a rush to regulate carbon capture industry
Environmentalists, business, labor groups deep in talks over nascent technology.
Coal ash is polluting Illinois rivers. Environmentalists want the state to move faster to stop it
DANVILLE — On a recent afternoon in early May, Danville resident Germaine Light leashed up her poodle Pippin to take a walk around Kickapoo State Park, along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River. Light lives just a few miles from where a coal-fired power plant operated for over five decades until it closed in 2011….