Three businesses in southern Illinois Alto Vineyards in Alto Pass, Teal Veterinary Services in Galatia, and Big John Super Foods Store in Eldorado have converted to 100% solar power thanks to a federal grant.
Champaign-Urbana residents and climate activists alike gathered Wednesday morning at the Prairie Rivers Network to enjoy coffee, mingle and hear Trent Ford, the Illinois State Climatologist, give an overview of what climate change in Illinois looks like. Throughout his presentation, Ford covered a myriad of issues surrounding climate change, though he did specify that extreme.
All across the region, villages, cities, and towns are reckoning with what climate change will mean for coal, not just as an energy source but as a cultural icon in America’s heartland.