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Ponds on our property can add beauty and value. They can also add to our to-do list.Be it a natural pond, or man-made, you've got to put a little effort…

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with host Jacki Lyden about Vice President Al Gore's recent visit to Silent Spring author Rachel Carson's estate. Gore, a long-time crusader for a clean environment, spent time at the author's estate, and said her book helped to get him interested in environmentalism.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on a White House announcement that President Bush will not implement the climate treaty negotiated in Kyoto, Japan. Democratic leaders in Congress and environmental groups promised to fight Mr. Bush on the Kyoto climate treaty and other recent policy reversals they call setbacks to the environment.

McLean County's latest Household Hazardous Waste collection drew 22% more vehicles than the event held two years ago. Ecology Action Center Director…

People who use the Lincoln Leisure Center in Bloomington will have to find find their city program elsewhere for a while. Workers found asbestos in the…

Governor Bruce Rauner says state government has help for flood-damaged counties --- but not in the form of money to cover flood-related expenses. Rauner…

An ISU geology professor is one of the founding members of a group that is releasing a report today on warming lakes. Catherine O’Reilly won a fraction of…

Beginning Monday, Connect Transit buses in Bloomington-Normal will only stop at designated spots. Connect Transit General Manager Andrew Johnson says the…

Cooler temperatures sometimes dipping below freezing have prohibited Illinois agricultural producers from planting until they find warmer soil. The U.S.…

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed the first federal lawsuit over the massive Gulf oil spill. Government lawyers have sued BP, Transocean and seven other corporate defendants. The companies are accused of taking short cuts on safety.