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The McLean County Landfill accepted more solid waste last year than any year since 2009 and the county recycled a record amount of waste. Nearly 160,000…

The percentage of McLean County solid waste diverted to recycling and away from the landfill has pushed past a goal set in 2007. Executive Director of the…

McLean County’s recycling rate increased for the third year in a row in 2018.The Ecology Action Center’s annual calculation of communitywide waste…

Homes and businesses in Bloomington-Normal planning to use solar energy are getting a price break.Solar Bloomington-Normal 2.0 is a program through the…

A federal report released Wednesday finds that most of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico poses little additional risk to people and the environment. It's a view not necessarily shared by people living in the affected area.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from the West Bank town of Hebron that despite the continued deadlock, peace negotiations are expected to resume this week between the Israelis and Palestinians. One area of great concern is the environment that affects both Israelis and Palestinians.

Commentator Stuart Cheifet explains that an "avatar" is the incarnation or embodiment of a spirit or concept. Now in cyberspace, you can create a "virtual you" — a graphic image representing who you are. These avatars can wander through a 3D cyber environment, meeting other avatars along the way.

Peter Payette of Interlochen Public Radio reports on biotech companies' efforts to grow potentially toxic plants in controlled environments. One such place is an abandoned copper mine in Michigan, where plants are grown 200 feet underground.

Two lawsuits by current and former employees of the Christian Coalition allege a Jim Crow-like working environment at the organization's Washington headquarter. As NPR's Phillip Martin reports, it's the latest hurdle for an organization that's been in turmoil for the last few years.

being anti-environment by introducing new legislation.