August 14, 2024 | Press Release
Thanks to federal funding aimed at land restoration, a new $30 million sports complex is being constructed on the site of an abandoned coal mine in Marion.
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Solarizing Kennekuk County Park
July 9, 2024 | Blog Post
The buildings at the Kennekuk County Park office in Vermilion County are joining the clean energy future…
Energy Transition grant helps Havana parks
June 28, 2024 | Blog Post
In Illinois, 23 coal plants have been partially or entirely closed since 2007, a transition driven largely by aging infrastructure and falling natural gas prices…
April was for Saving Our Trees – but it Doesn’t End There
April 19, 2024 | Blog Post
If you were around Champaign-Urbana during the month of April, chances are you came across something from the Save Our Trees campaign. Together with the Save Our Trees Coalition…
ILLINOIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS & DAYCARES MUST TEST WATER FOR LEAD
Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Initiated by Environmental Groups When the drinking water crisis and scandal in Flint, Michigan was exposed last winter, environmental groups in Illinois decided we needed to take action to discover potential lead water contamination problems at home. To that end, we banded together and started drafting a bill. In hindsight, the […]
