environment

New program aims to recover and recycle hundreds of thousands of gallons of leftover paint each year through local partners and drop-off sites

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted into Illinois.

Support comes from Mike Klemens inviting folks to bike to the Earth Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Union Square Park. Temporary bike lanes on Madison and Jefferson will connect the 2nd Street lanes to the park. Secure bike parking offered at the fair. Details at https://go.uis.edu/EarthFair

All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.

Angela Funk is the new Executive Director of the Friends of the Sangamon Valley, which recently celebrated 25 years. Funk spoke to Community Voices about what’s in store for the next 25 years and how the newly acquired Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary is helping the organization preserve Illinois natural habitat.

The Sierra Club started as a hiking organization, but has expanded its outreach to include advocating for the environment. Nick Dodson and Elizabeth Scrafford from the Sangamon Valley Sierra Club spoke about how they started their journey in environmental activism. Dodson and Scrafford also explained how people can join the organization and help support the environment.

The Sierra Club started as a hiking organization, but has expanded its outreach to include advocating for the environment. Nick Dodson and Elizabeth Scrafford from the Sangamon Valley Sierra Club spoke about how they started their journey in environmental activism. Dodson and Scrafford also explained how people can join the organization and help support the environment.

During his first year in office, President Donald Trump has rescinded or repealed many of his predecessor’s policies aimed at curbing climate change and…

As soybean and cotton farmers across the Midwest and South continue to see their crops ravaged from the weed killer dicamba, new complaints have pointed...

A record-setting "dead zone," where water doesn't have enough oxygen for fish to survive, has appeared this summer. One major cause is pollution from farms.