Plastic is in your brain. Researchers and advocates still aren’t sure how that impacts health
Whether you’re a hot cup of tea and meditate kind of person or a toss the leftover pizza in the microwave kind of person, you
April 22, 2025
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On Earth Day, EPA union workers decry cuts to clean air and water regulations
Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency employees and advocates call for help as the Trump administration rolls back environmental regulations and
April 22, 2025
Federal Funding Freeze Halts IL EATS Program
The deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) says the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze has halted the Illinois EATS program. Kristi Jones
March 6, 2025
Federal funding freeze lifted for some Illinois clean energy projects
With the fight over a federal clean energy funding freeze entering its second month, two of the biggest prizes in Illinois are emissions-reduction grants totaling
March 3, 2025
After groundbreaking bills on jobs and solar, Illinois tackles the grid
State lawmakers are pushing for more grid-enhancing tech, gigawatts of new energy storage, and the creation of a virtual power plant program.Since 2017, sweeping legislation in Illinois
March 3, 2025
IL CAFOs on rise as industry remains underregulated
Illinois is known for having some of the weakest environmental laws for concentrated animal feeding operations, with a lack of oversight and public transparency for the
February 25, 2025