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The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District board has given a plastics recycler until the end of the month to submit documents the district has been requesting for about two years.
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McLean County's recycling rate could take a hit after bulk waste hauler LRS Henson Disposal chose not to renew its contract with the City of Bloomington.
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The City of Bloomington and Town of Normal will spend about $101 million over the next decade to remove lead water pipes leading to people's homes, most of that in Bloomington.
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McLean County's Zoning Board of Appeals voted Tuesday night to recommend a new amendment be added to the county's zoning code to allow the government body to regulate where carbon sequestration wells are placed.
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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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The McLean County State’s Attorney’s office has issued a legal opinion saying the county has only limited authority to regulate carbon sequestration wells.
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The Town of Normal is exploring ways to remove some ammonia from its drinking water. If the ammonia-eating bacteria works at scale, the town could save some money by reducing the chlorine it uses and labor expense.
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The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District is moving toward issuing $100 million in bonds for improvements to sewage treatment and runoff in the area. District executive director Tim Ervin said that is roughly a third of a larger effort to modernize the system and comply with tighter federal standards on phosphorous and other nutrient emissions.
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The new state budget includes less money for a popular electric-vehicle rebate program, potentially hindering efforts to reach a stated goal of 1 million EVs on the road by 2030.
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Six of the 10 largest emitters of methane in Illinois are landfills, according to the analysis by Industrious Labs, a climate solutions advocacy group. Illinois ranks 9th in the list of states with the highest landfill emissions.