Since the start of the Town of Normal and City of Bloomington’s Municipal Electricity Aggregation programs, the Ecology Action Center has recommended that residents who are Ameren customers stay in the aggregation programs. Municipal aggregation provides a flat electricity rate (negotiated by both municipalities) that protects residents from sudden price…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2026 Contact: Michael Brown, 309-454-3169 x11 BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, IL — Electricity prices remain a source of confusion and concern for residents this year, with continued volatility driven by regional energy market conditions. The Town of Normal and City of Bloomington’s municipal electricity aggregation program has secured…
Effective December 1, 2025, McLean County has four drop-off locations for easy disposal of latex and oil-based paints. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency approved PaintCare’s Illinois Paint Stewardship Program plan in October and has now announced 300 collection sites across the state. The full listing of all sites can found…
McLean County’s recycling rate reached 51% in 2024, making it the first time ever that over roughly half of the waste generated in the county was recycled. This is a big milestone for McLean County and one of the major goals for the first quarter (2017-2022) of the 2017 Twenty-Year…
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: July 14, 2025 Contact: Michael Brown 309-454-3169 x.11 Bloomington-Normal’s summer season started on a hazy note, as multiple air quality events affected the area. These included the mid May dust storms, and multiple days of wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada in the beginning of…
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, IL — It’s easy to be confused about the right thing to do with energy prices going up this summer regardless of where you look. In early May, municipal electricity aggregation rates were increased by 40% in a new contract between Constellation and the Town of Normal and City…
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…
