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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Trump administration wants to rewrite the definition for what counts as protected ‘waters of the United States.' The rule has caused frustration among farmers, but environmental attorneys worry a change could lead to more pollution.

After months of community engagement, the Illinois House and Senate are endorsing a bill that would ban carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer.

The City of Bloomington will spend more than $500,000 to buy additional powdered-activated carbon in an effort to eliminate ongoing odor and taste issues with the water supply.

Among the agencies targeted for staff reductions by the Trump Administration are the National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford says the cuts will have wide-ranging detrimental effects.

Our sister station WCBU spoke to several employees impacted by job cuts at the Peoria Ag Lab, the largest federal employer in Greater Peoria. “It is a slap in the face to be treated this way," one of them said.