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Canadian wildfire smoke has caused unhealthy air quality in Bloomington-Normal. The Ecology Action Center in Normal is recommending people stay indoors whenever possible.
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Students at the Regional Alternative School in Bloomington are getting their hands dirty as they learn the importance of gardening and agriculture by growing their very own food.
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A slow and quiet procession in observance of cyclists injured and killed on public roadways is planned for Wednesday night in Bloomington-Normal.
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A plan to build a village of small cabins for unhoused individuals just south of downtown Bloomington received a green light Monday night from the city council.
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Illinois’ energy demand will outmatch its supply by 2030, according to a Power Bureau study. That's why some lawmakers are trying to end a 40-year moratorium on the construction of large-scale nuclear reactors.
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A living land acknowledgment breaks ground at Horticulture Center — with the help of horses and oxenDuring a muddy "field day" last weekend, artist Ruth Burke drove her team of oxen, Clark and Sparky, over the one-acre plot that will be home to a living art installation of native plants.
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ISU's College of Applied Science and Technology, Department of Agriculture and Office of Sustainability unveiled a new vertical farm this week, which will grow food for campus dining services.
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The Ecology Action Center in Normal urges Bloomington-Normal residents to stay in the municipal electric aggregation program even with hefty rate increases coming this summer.
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Country Financial Trail will allow access from Raab Road, Vermillion Way and Heartland Community College's The Corn Crib parking lot. The trail will wrap around Birky Pond and run alongside 13 acres of soon-to-be restored prairie land.
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Illinois lawmakers are trying the curb plastic production by limiting foam food containers and single-use plastic bags, which contribute to rising plastic levels in lakes and groundwater sources like the Mahomet Aquifer.
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The closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump administration plans to propose a 25% cut to NOAA's budget next fiscal year.
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State senators voted unanimously, 55-0, this week to ban carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer. That's the sole source of water for nearly 1 million people in the region, including much of McLean County.