PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports of ...

SPRINGFIELD -- A program designed to improve the health of the Illinois River basin will get a funding increase under a state construction program to be proposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The ...

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Agricultural and builders’ groups ...

Pore pressure diffusion generated by carbon dioxide injected underground at a carbon storage site in the Illinois Basin is the likely cause of hundreds of microearthquakes that took place at the site ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The flow of nitrates from farm fertilizer and treated wastewater into the Illinois River that contributes to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has fallen, a new study said.

WOOD RIVER — The Wood River City Council approved a resolution for an intergovernmental agreement between the city and Madison County for environmental review related to the construction of the ...