This morning Home Sweet Home Ministries launched a new program to increase textile recycling in Bloomington-Normal with 10 new collection bins to be place around the community. The first three locations were established today and include Denny’s Doughnuts and Bakery (1107 S. Main Street, Bloomington), Vale Church (1304 Morrissey Drive,…
The City of Bloomington Water Department (“City”) is reporting that U.S. Drought Monitor continues to rate McLean County as being in a moderate drought and has been at least at that drought level since September of this year. The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced in partnership between the National Drought…
CONTACT: Jennifer Bowman (non-media inquiries) [email protected] 202-564-9824 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2013 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, is currently accepting applications for the third annual Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. The award recognizes outstanding K-12…
The Ecology Action Center’s October 2013 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection took in significant volumes of hazardous materials with considerably shorter wait times. The 2103 event saw marked improvement over the 2012 collection which saw wait times in excess of 2 hours due to unprecedented turnout. At this year’s event,…
October 29, 2013 The Ecology Action Center (EAC) was recognized today at the Governor’s Sustainability Awards presented by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC). The EAC’s 2012 fundraising and public awareness campaign for the first-ever locally funded Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection for McLean County residents received an honorable mention. The…
The Ecology Action Center invites area residents to attend the eighth annual Sustainable Gourmet on Thursday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m. This popular fundraiser for the EAC features artisanal local hors d’oeuvres, a tasting of organic wines, and a silent auction with fabulous sustainable items from local businesses and organizations….
Sept. 16, 2013 BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— From small neighborhoods to college campuses, communities across the country have instituted the environmental trend of single-stream recycling. This fall, Illinois Wesleyan also began to address this issue. Due to Illinois Wesleyan’s commitment to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2013 Sign up Today for the 14th Illinois River Conference – Working Locally-Reaching Globally Early-bird registration ends on September 15, 2013 to attend the 14th Illinois River Conference. The conference will be heldOctober 1-3, 2013 at Peoria’s Four Points by Sheraton. Registration materials are available…
