Environment

With the passing of another Earth Day this month, the number of homes participating in Peoria’s recycling program remains under 40 percent.

Hog Capital Wildlife Rescue and Rehab in Kewanee has taken in three bald eagles with confirmed lead poisoning from across Illinois in recent weeks. All…

A network of volunteers keep watchful eyes on water quality in streams and rivers across Illinois. You'll soon have a chance to join them.RiverWatch is…

The Pekin and Hollis school districts now tout some of the state's first electric school buses.The buses were purchased with $882,000 in funds from the…

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is awarding a $950,000 grant to the City of Peoria through its Illinois Rebuild: Shovel Ready…

Utilities are asking residents to turn down the heat as widespread power outages in Texas and Oklahoma limit natural gas production and shipments to the…

The City of Peoria officially has a plan to address its combined sewer overflow problem.During a special meeting Tuesday, the City Council unanimously…

The city of Peoria and U.S. EPA have finally reached a tentative agreement to settle federal allegations that the city's combined sewer overflow violates…

After 14 years of negotiations, it appears the City of Peoria and the U.S. EPA have struck a deal on a consent decree outlining a course for the city to…

If you ever lose sight of the fact that everything on this planet is connected, just take a walk down to the banks of the Illinois River.You can easily…