Illinois lawmakers consider banning plastic bags for large retailers
Jennifer Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council, has been working for more than 12 years on the bill to reduce the use of
April 23, 2025
In the Media
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
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
Concerns about CAFOs, local farmer Chad Wallace explains challenges of the agriculture industry
Chad Wallace is the director of rural affairs for the Illinois Environmental Council and a lifelong farmer. He spoke to Community Voices about the impact
April 15, 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