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 Illinois Environmental Council
2010
Reverend Jesse Jackson is calling for a nationwide boycott of BP
WBBM News Radio 780- Chicago
As BP Backlash Grows, So Do Calls For Boycott
NPR.com
Presidential panel: Cancer risks underestimated
BPA Cited
Effort builds to win incentives for Marion proposal (STAR Bonds)
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Sale of Chicago Climate Exchange to ICE Reinforces Weak Carbon Market
New York Times
Oil spill posesmajor threat to seafood industry, environment
Louisiana Weekly
Town Center developer concedes defeat for STAR bonds
Belleville News Democrat
Efforts to stop leak under way after oil rig explosion
CNN Wire Staff
Earth Day 2010 Chicago: Climate Protection is Good Business
Environment News Service
$25M boost for business, home energy efficiency
Chicago Sun Times
Workers missing after blast, fire hit oil rig
Reuters
Wind Farms Catch a Gust on Great Lakes
The Wall Street Journal
Obama Wants Senate to Tackle Climate Bill After Wall St. Reforms
Climate Wire
Interior Moving to Curb Coal Mining Pollution, Require Mountaintop Restoration
New York Times
Quinn kicks off day two of Clean Water Celebration
Peoria Journal Star
Chicago: First US city to regulate coal plant air pollution?
The Christian Science Monitor
Growing concern in the water
Chicago Tribune
Obama launches America's Great Outdoors conservation initiative
Washington Post
Developer predicts STAR bonds will pass this year; job estimates rely on software
Maidson/St. Clair - The Record
What Killed the Miners? Profits Over Safety?
Huffington Post
U.S. Finalizes Car-Mileage Rules
The Wall Street Journal
Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time
New York Times
6-week search finds no Asian carp near Chicago
Associated Press
Bill would ban chemical from children’s products
Pantagraph
BPA-free babies
Illinois Times
Ban BPA from child products
Northwest Herald
Holbrook halts STAR bonds bill
Belleville News-Democrat
Bill would define tire burning as renewable energy
Chicago Tribune
Task Force Drops the Ball; State Senate Votes to Open the Door for New Nuclear Plants in Illinois
Huffington Post
Midwest gets a jump on high-speed rail
Christian Science Monitor
The 2010 Illinois Environmental Lobby Action Day
The Examiner
Senate OKs removal of ban on new nuclear plants
Herald Review
Senate votes to lift ban on building new nuclear plants
Chicago Sun-Times
High-speed rail seen as economic engine in Illinois
Chicago Tribune
2009
Willis Tower looks to go green, from the rooftops on down
Chicago Tribune
Local food gets toehold in central Illinois
State Journal-Register
Poll: Majority Supports State Buying Land
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
Earth Day sparks greener interests
Alestle, SIUE campus newspaper
State looks to reverse pollutant reputation
Edwardsville Intelligencer
SIUE commemorates Earth Day; speakers touch on variety of timely topics
Belleville News Democrat
Education on Earth Day
Alton Telegraph
Meeting to focus on climate change
Alton Telegraph
Global Warming Legislation Discussed at Local Earth Day Event
Belleville News Democrat
Earth Day Town Hall forum to discuss global warming, alternative energy
Alestle, SIUE campus paper
SIUE plans week of green events
Edwardsville Intelligencer
What's Happening
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Environmental council names new director
State Journal-Register
2008
Council combats 'bi-polar weather'
Peoria Journal-Star, Terry Bibo
Environmental groups host global warming conferences in Belleville
Suburban Journals, Jason Sibert
State greenhouse plan misguided, group says; Organization says global warming bill would hurt Illinois business
Suburban Journals, Jason Sibert
State to lay off 450 and close parks and historic sites
Bloomington Pantagraph, Kurt Erickson
This is a tough day for DNR, spokesman says
State Journal-Register, Chris Young
Town hall meeting: Residents learn how to fight global warming
Belleville News Democrat, Jacqueline Lee
Belleville forum to address global warming Wednesday
Belleville News Democrat
Madison County air quality gets 'F'
Alton Telegraph, Jill Moon
Find out about global warming
Alton Telegraph, Editorial
Global warming public forum set for Belleville
Belleville News-Democrat
Alton to host town hall meeting on global warming
Alton Telegraph, Jill Moon
Belleville, Alton host town hall meetings on global warming, Will talk about climate change
Belleville News-Democrat, Maria Baran
Forum puts global warming in focus
Edwardsville Intelligencer, Norma Mendoza
Groups lobby to restore DNR funds
Danville Commercial News, Barbara Greenberg
State's natural resource agency itself is endangered, conservationists say
Chicago Tribune, Lisa Black
Group says gridlock threatens parks
STLToday (St. Louis Post-Dispatch online), Terry Hillig
Protesters: Save state parks
Southern Illinoisan, Blackwell Thomas
State budget cuts hurt state parks
WEEK-TV, Peoria
Parks losing conservation officers
WMDB/WYZZ-TV, Peoria, Iris Perez
Nature a loser in budget cuts, advocates say
Daily Herald, Mike Zawislak
State's DNR cuts could be 'devastating'
Lake County News-Sun, Frank Abderholden
State DNR to see $14 million in cuts
Northwest Herald, Crystal Lindell
Critics pan governor's IDNR budget cuts
Alton Telegraph, Jill Moon
Budget cuts put state parks at risk
WSIL-TV, Emily Eddington
Nature groups urge governor to hold off on budget cuts
State Journal Register, Chris Young
Environmentalists ask for support in fighting budget cuts for state parks
Belleville News Democrat, Will Buss
Park advocates want state money restored
Belleville News Democrat, David Mercer, Associated Press Writer
Blagojevich administration mum on effects of budget cuts
Bloomington Pantagraph, Kurt Erickson
Parks feel budget cuts
Peoria Journal Star, Terry Bibo
Global warming expert warns local gathering of impending climate change
Decatur Herald-Review, Theresa Churchill, Senior Writer
Meeting on Tuesday looks to heat up climate talks
Decatur Herald-Review, Theresa Churchill, Senior Writer
So fresh and so clean: The road to cleaner air starts in the Soy City
Illinois Times, R. L. Nave
Illinois Poll Finds Clean Cars Best Antidote to $4 Gas
Environment News Service
Who's Hiding the Hybrids?
NBC-TV, Chicago
An Earth Day plea to fight global warming
Daily Herald, Jonathan Goldman
Clean Cars Act: Environmentalists Push for Industry Changes
WHOI-TV, Peoria
Greener Cars Could Mean More Spending Green
WGN Radio
State Representative Julie Hamos Receives an Environmental Award for Voting Record
Evanston Round Table
Putting Green on the Ballot
Medill Reports, by Josephine Lee
Biking to work, green buildings on upswing in Chicago
Medill Reports, by JOSEPHINE LEE
A unique time
Decatur Herald & Review, Advocates report a more favorable attitude in government
2007
Taking a green initiative
Chicago Tribune, Companies cash in by supporting cause
Wilmette rethinks green car incentives
Chicago Tribune, By Tara Malone
Nuclear giant's green push splits environmentalists
Chicago Tribune, By Robert Manor, Tribune staff reporter
Evanston post takes lead on green issues
Chicago Tribune, by Andrew Schroedter
Fox Bike Ride Promotes Environment
The Beacon News, Beacon News Staff
Activists Fear Illinois is Losing the Battle for Open Space
Illinois Issues, by Stephanie Zimmermann
As Vague as It Is, Theme Park Proposal Brings Hope to Pinckneyville
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, By Kevin McDermott and Erik Potter
Illinois Resort Plan Details Shared
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, By Erik Potter
Groups Want to Block Theme Park Plans
The Pantagraph, Bloomington-Normal, By Kurt Erickson
Ill. Lawmaker Holds Off on Land-Swap
Associated Press, By Jim Suhr
Theme Park Land-Swap Deal on Hold
The Pantagraph, Bloomington-Normal, By Kurt Erickson
Park Money Needs to be Spent as It Was Intended to Be
Daily Southtown, Editorial
Parks Want a Share of Grant Money
Daily Southtown, By Angela Caputo
Group: Illinois Must Step Up Acquisition of Open Space
The State Journal-Register, By Chris Young
Partners Pushing for Parks, Wildlife Funds
Peoria Journal Star, Jeff Lampe
2006
ONE IN THREE LEGISLATORS HAD HIGH LEVELS
Capitol Fax
EPA Rules Deal with Mercury Source Hidden in Cars
Chicago Tribune, By Michael Hawthorne
Gov's Plan to Cut Mercury Emissions Fuels Criticism
Chicago Sun Times, By Lori Rackl And Tracy Swartz
2005
Illinois Third in Nation for Neighborhoods with Unhealthy Air
Associated Press, By Ryan Keith