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Other states have hired experienced consulting firms to coordinate grant requests, but environmentalists say our state has been slow to get going. Meanwhile, buckets of federal money are becoming available.
The black-crowned night heron is a wetland bird found throughout North America but considered endangered in Illinois.
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As the state Environmental Protection Act marks its 50th anniversary, state officials and environmental advocates say IDNR’s reviews are hindered by incomplete records and a staff slashed by nearly half compared with two decades ago.
The passage of a new law has made the state a powerful new player in the renewable energy industry.
An analysis by two environmental non-profits found the CWLP power plant responsible for contaminants at more than 14 times the acceptable levels