pollution

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…

A wide-ranging Great Lakes cleanup program would receive $300 million next year under a spending bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee.The…

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…

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…

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…

The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline is officially in service. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners announced the line carrying North Dakota oil…

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…

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…

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…

A major setback to the state of Illinois over the handling and storage of petroleum coke, or petcoke. The Illinois Pollution Control Board this afternoon…