The number of dust storms recorded annually across the U.S. doubled in just over a decade. As bare cropland and rising temperatures dry out the Midwest, even states like Illinois are seeing warnings once reserved for the Southwest.
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Two years ago this week, the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. the Environmental Protection Agency significantly limited the agency’s ability
Illinois’ only cover crop incentive program could lose nearly a third of its funding under Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed state budget. A bill to increase funding missed Friday’s committee deadline. Farmers and environmental advocates warn conservation efforts could stall without it.
The nonprofit newsroom joins 12 other Illinois media outlets in the Local Media Association cohort, aimed at building diverse revenue models to ensure long-term, impactful investigative reporting.
The announcement follows a story published earlier this month that examined the high number of cases of the brain cancer, glioblastoma, found by researcher Caitlin McClain.
Lessie Ann Patterson lived in Monticello, Illinois, for 25 years before dying in 2015 from glioblastoma, a rapidly advancing brain cancer with an average survival time of 12 to 18
Backed by the powerful corn lobby, Marquis Energy’s push to bury carbon emissions underground has sparked a fierce debate in Illinois politics. The ethanol plant is banking on carbon capture technology to secure federal tax credits.
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Illinois – On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided shed. They have plenty of space to trot around, as
Emails reveal miscommunication between several agriculture and health departments, delaying public information and responses during the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle.
