Tree Coordinator The Tree Coordinator is a full-time hourly position with health insurance and paid time off including vacation time, sick time, and holidays. Specific responsibilities may vary and are subject to change dependent upon funding opportunities. The position is contingent upon program funding. This position focuses on coordinating the…
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: July 6, 2023 Contact: Michael Brown, Ecology Action Center, 309-454-3169 x11 McLean County’s recycle rate continues to steadily increase. While the waste generated in McLean County in 2022 grew, the amount recycled grew even more to a total of 46.85%. The county is making progress…
According to the Ecology Action Center (EAC), there is a recent surge in door-to-door solicitors offering to reduce residents’ energy costs or reduced cost solar installations and a corresponding surge in complaints. These offers might sound appealing, but many of them are disingenuous and can result in higher energy costs…
Job description The Tree Coordinator is a full-time salaried position with health insurance and paid time off including annual vacation time, sick time, and holidays. The position is contingent upon funding. Specific responsibilities may vary and are subject to change dependent upon funding opportunities. This position focuses on coordinating the…
The Ecology Action Center invites proposals for a feasibility study to explore a permanent facility for the collection and disposal of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) in McLean County, Illinois. Permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities are an essential part of municipal recycling and solid waste management infrastructure. Removing HHW from…
For Immediate Release: Friday, August 19, 2022 Contact: Michael Brown (309) 454-3169 x.11 The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has cancelled the September 2022 McLean County Household Hazardous Waste Collection event due to insufficient capacity for processing hazardous waste materials after a June fire at their contractor’s Liverpool, Ohio processing facility. …
Municipal Electricity Aggregation and Rising Electricity Costs for Ameren Customers in Bloomington Normal The Town of Normal and City of Bloomington have both entered into a new municipal aggregation contract with Constellation Energy. The contract is for 3 years and begins on July 1, 2022. These contracts offer a fixed…
The Ecology Action Center announced Monday that four Bloomington-Normal nonprofit agencies are among the first in McLean County selected for solar projects through the Illinois Solar for All program. The solar projects were selected on Wednesday, September 9, and are subject to the approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission in…
