Latest ENVIRONMENT News From The Illinois Newsroom Team
U of I hopes a new greenhouse will be an incubator for bioenergy crops.
University of Illinois officials held ceremonial shovels Wednesday morning, for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction on a new greenhouse. It will open next summer in the Urbana-Champaign campus’ Research Park and be used for research into bioenergy crops.
State regulators work to avoid federal Clean Air Act sanctions
Continued noncompliance could result in loss of federal highway funding.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires returns to Midwest
CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted air quality alerts for several states stretching from Montana to Ohio because of smoke blowing in
Strong storms possible later today
The National Weather Service in Lincoln says thunderstorms are possible in Central Illinois after midday on Wednesday. A chance (20-40%) for scattered showers and thunderstorms
U of I researchers: wildfire air pollution impacts the labor market
Canadian wildfire smoke is not only impacting your health but the economy, says a new study.
Over half of Vermilion County lost power during severe storms in late June. Can solar panels prevent the next outage?
Most homes with solar panels are connected to the utility grid, and they lose power alongside their neighbors for worker safety reasons.
Tornado and drought damaged areas in Illinois will receive disaster funds
Farmers can apply for emergency loans after tornadoes and drought last spring.
Strong storms moving through Central Illinois Wednesday afternoon
The National Weather Service in Lincoln says strong storms are moving through Central Illinois on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Tweets by NWSLincolnIL
Springfield residents go days without power after ‘widespread, devastating’ derecho winds
Observers said the devastation easily matched that of other Springfield-area weather disasters of memory, including a March 2006 tornado and a March 1978 ice storm. The severe weather phenomenon kicked up straight-line winds topping 70 mph and drove rain horizontally.
Live updates: Power restored to thousands; branch debris collection starts Monday
Storms cause damage to Willard Airport in Savoy, flip trailers on interstates and destroy countless trees.
Here’s why you better get used to a smoky stubborn summer in much of America
Neither the 235 out-of-control Canadian wildfires nor the stuck weather pattern that’s responsible for this mess of meteorological maladies are stubbornly showing no signs of relenting for the next week or longer.
Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Central Illinois
A National Weather Service meteorologist says fires in northern Quebec and low pressure over the eastern Great Lakes are sending smoke to Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois.
