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The owner of a Bloomington-Normal recycling company, Midwest Fiber, says he’s amazed with how technology is changing his business – even if other economic forces can make things challenging.
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The new state budget includes less money for a popular electric-vehicle rebate program, potentially hindering efforts to reach a stated goal of 1 million EVs on the road by 2030.
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The top federal prosecutor in central Illinois says his office is ready to bolster enforcement as part of a national environmental justice initiative.
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A coalition of businesses that includes Rivian is urging Gov. JB Pritzker to get Illinois to adopt new rules promoting electric trucks and buses.
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The Bloomington Post Office on East Empire Street has a new machine for holiday shipping — but there's still a human element for every online purchase made.
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The money will help more than 60 Illinois farmers and businesses install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.
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Environmental experts say the Restoring America's Wildlife Act would be the most significant piece of conservation legislation in the nearly half-century since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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Chase Cavalera, aka the Local Tarzan, has become Bloomington-Normal’s unofficial go-to helper for those who spot an injured squirrel in their backyard or a pregnant opossum in their dumpster.
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"What we typically find in a drier year ... we typically have really nice pumpkins," said Rader Family Farm's Adam Rader.
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After 55 years in the field, central Illinois farmer Mike Wurmnest is preparing to make his final harvest pass at the wheel of his John Deere S670 combine.
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Agriculture companies are increasingly paying farmers to capture carbon. But some say the newly budding carbon marketplace isn’t enough to fight climate change.
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The state’s first electric vehicle coordinator says access and equity are guiding principles as she gets to work promoting a new rebate program and helping to decide where chargers are placed.