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On a warm Friday afternoon in West Frankfort, Illinois, there’s an avalanche in front of city hall.Actually, it’s The Avalanche, a carnival ride. A dozen…
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NPR Illinois' Sean Crawford talks with the State Journal-Register's Business Editor Tim Landis:Coal industry struggling - 700 layoffs last year, another…
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On this weeks WUIS/SJR Business Report Bill and Tim talk about Obama's energy announcement and Illinois coal, a Sangamon County wind farm and an update on…
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Local conservationists have long been concerned with various issues surrounding the utility City, Water, Light, And Power and the effect it has on Lake…
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There's a new player in a battle over energy policy that's playing out at the Illinois Capitol. Exelon wants support for its nuclear plants, a renewable…
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Illinois regulators are continuing to develop a plan to reduce the state's output of greenhouse gasses. Environmentalists say they have the Pat Quinn to…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved permits for the FutureGen coal project to store carbon dioxide underground.The permits approved Tuesday…
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State regulators are beginning to discuss how Illinois will meet new federal requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.When energy experts say…
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As Democrats in coal states rush to distance themselves from new federal regulations intended to address global warming — Senator Dick Durbin says…
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The head of an Illinois coal industry trade group is panning President Barack Obama's plans for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power…