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The Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District board will consider the unusual step of revoking the wastewater discharge permit of Akshar Plastics, a subsidiary of Bell International LLC.
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The price tag to remove asbestos from the Normal Public Library and renovate the facility in Uptown is now up to $5.1 million.
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All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.
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Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe is pleased with the diversity of stakeholders represented on the city's gun violence commission. In a WGLT interview, he said he wants a lot of views represented.
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The Ecology Action Center in Normal will get nearly $500,000 in federal grant money to grow more trees and study climate change vulnerabilities in the Bloomington-Normal community.
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A lot of attention has gone to state and federal policy initiatives to address climate change, but some measures need to happen at the local level, including so-called "smart surfaces" that could become a larger part of the look of the Town of Normal.
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State Farm's annual accountability report details efforts the Bloomington-based insurance giant is trying to make across three areas: sustainability in the environment, society, and governance.
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It will be expensive to remove asbestos from the Normal Public Library. Estimates range from $3.5 million to more than $5 million if other improvements are done at the same time.
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Operations manager Hannah Russell says volunteers will build planters, participate in a neighborhood clean-up and distribute free books on nature and gardening at its offices on West Washington Street.
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The director of the Normal Public Library recommends going ahead with asbestos removal that will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, a recommendationthat will trigger a special meeting to hear from an architect and environmental firm about the work.