The Ecology Action Center in partnership with McLean County Wheelers, Friends of the Constitution Trail, Bike BloNo, and the Lake Run Club held a successful clean up of Sugar Creek and the Constitution Trail on Saturday, April 19 as part of Bloomington-Normal Clean Up Week. 30 volunteers contributed over 100…
The Ecology Action Center is excited to announce our hands-on workshop where YOU build your own water saving rainwater collection and storage container. Commercially available rainwater collection and storage systems range in price from $75 – $200, but the Ecology Action Center is offering build-your-own rain harvesters at very reasonable prices….
Release Date: 03/12/2014 Contact Information: Peter Cassell, 312-886-6234, [email protected] CHICAGO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed approval of a petition to designate a portion of the Mahomet Aquifer system in east-central Illinois as a sole source aquifer. EPA’s public comment period on the proposed designation begins March 13…
The Ecology Action Center wants to know who is making a difference in McLean County. Nominations for the World of Difference Awards and the Recycling and Waste Reduction Awards are now being accepted. The recipients of these awards will be announced on April 12 at the Illinois Sustainable Living and…
The Ecology Action Center (EAC) was recognized this past Saturday for its four decade long effort to help improve the McLean County environment. The McLean County Chamber of Commerce presented the EAC with the 2013 Green Excellence Award at the annual Gala at the Double Tree Hotel. The Green Excellence…
SPRINGFIELD–Lincoln Land Community College’s Green Center is hosting the 11th Annual Central Illinois Composting Symposium Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road. Registrations are bteing accepted now. The theme for this year’s symposium is “What’s the…
For immediate release January 30, 2014 Contact: Michael Brown Phone: (309) 454-3169 x. 11 Green Drinks is an informal, social networking group for people working on or interested in environmental issues. Green Drinks groups meet in over 500 cities across the globe. The groups have no political affiliation and generally…
CONTACT: Alison Davis (News media only) [email protected] 202-564-0835 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2014 21,000 Radon-Related Lung Cancer Deaths Each Year WASHINGTON – As Americans across the country look for ways to improve their health this New Year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is highlighting radon testing and…
