Governor greenlights funding for nation's largest open space project

Mar. 1, 2013
Federal and state agencies have committed $6.8 million to fund restoration and recreation programs through the Millennium Reserve Initiative.

Rainforest Rescue Coalition aims to protect global forests

May. 31, 2012
Each Thursday, we turn to our Global Activism segment to hear about someone working to make the world a better place.

Farm Bill debate begins anew

Jan. 3, 2012
The year 2012 will be an important one for farmers in Illinois and the rest of the country, as Congress hammers out the latest Farm Bill.The Farm Bill covers everything from crop insurance to programs that help farmers limit pesticide use.

Remembering Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai

Sep. 27, 2011
The world lost a remarkable person when Wangari Maathai, 71, died of ovarian cancer on Sunday. Wangari founded the Green Belt Movement, an effort to reforest her native Kenya by paying poor women to plant trees. In 2004, she became the first African woman in history to win the Nobel Peace Prize.