Climate Change

The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report has produced mixed results for Peoria and Bloomington-Normal.

Organic food growers have seen a boost in demand since the pandemic began. There's also demand for more people to farm the land.But as more farmers get…

State Farm said Tuesday it will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, with plans to lean more on renewable energy, cut down on paper and fleet…

When there is a large concentration of birds, disease tends to spread. This winter was an exceptional winter for finches coming down to central Illinois…

Raging California wildfires on one coast and the most active Atlantic hurricane season in history on the other are just two examples of how our climate is…

Last spring students at Illinois State University led a crowd of least 250 in a march through Uptown Normal to demand governments take action to fight…

A documentary film about an organic vegetable farmer in Woodford County is now available to a much wider audience."Seasons of Change on Henry's Farm"…

McLean County residents are wasting less, and that includes a drop in recycling too.McLean County generated 193,102 tons of municipal solid waste in 2019,…

Green energy advocates are pushing Illinois lawmakers to back a plan to wean the state off fossil fuels by 2050.Dawn Dannenbring is the environmental…

Normal Town Council members and town staff agreed with an environmental group that the community needs better emergency plans for heat waves and polar…