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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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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.
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The City of Bloomington is getting a $600,000 state grant to build a green infrastructure park near to the community sewage treatment plant on the west side of town. It's the Sunnyside Park Sustainability Initiative.
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The Grand Prairie Bird Alliance has a new way to learn about the birds of Bloomington-Normal.
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In addition to connecting Constitution Trail to Heartland's campus, the project includes the restoration of 13 acres of prairie, an atrium-style classroom and two bird-watching stations.
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While the president-elect promises clean air and water, climate and equity take a back seat to fossil fuel excavation.
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Shashi Salavath attended a rigorous pre-college research team with classmates from the Illinois Math and Science Academy. He worked on projects exploring the use of AI in deep sea submersibles and drone swarms.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rolled back protections for wetlands last year, leaving states like Illinois vulnerable.
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As developer interest in carbon capture and storage technology grows, an insurance market that specifically covers and assesses related risks is growing right alongside it.
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A central Illinois conservation group has acquired one of the few remaining remnants of Hill Prairie habitat in Illinois. It's called the "devil’s backbone," an old-time name for the jagged geography of the 55 acres near the Mackinaw River in Woodford County.
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Extreme weather could have an impact on the region but there is hope in mitigating global warming, according to the new National Climate Assessment.
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The competition, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, will see teams from Illinois State, Bradley, Purdue, and the University of Illinois compete for the best landing.