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The owner of the shuttered Vermilion Power Station says it’s looking at additional measures to prevent toxic coal ash stored at the site from leaking into…
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A wide-ranging Great Lakes cleanup program would receive $300 million next year under a spending bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee.The…
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is seeking to overhaul regulations on the last of the state's coal-fired power plants.The proposed amendments to the state…
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Nineteen aquariums across the U.S. are partnering in an effort to reduce plastic pollution in the Great Lakes, rivers and oceans.The new Aquarium…
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An application for a fracking permit in southern Illinois has revived the debate on high-volume oil and gas drilling. The practice was signed into law in…
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The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline is officially in service. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners announced the line carrying North Dakota oil…
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After several years of inactivity, the City of Peoria has re-established a litter committee. What was once called the Mayor’s Litter Commission now…
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MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. (AP) - The operator of an Illinois oil pipeline is reporting 1,150 barrels of diesel fuel has spilled, resulting in the pollution of at…
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan says a Chicago company that handles petroleum coke will pay a $35,000 fine to settle a lawsuit over alleged pollution…
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Local and state environmental groups continue to raise concerns about pollution from the Edwards coal-plant in Bartonville. The Illinois Environmental…