An advocate for farm animals

Apr. 9, 2012
Gene Baur devotes his life to improving the situation for billions of farm animals. He’s president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, the country’s largest farm animal advocacy and protection organization. 

State Line power plant in its final days

Mar. 26, 2012
The State Line Generating Station is a hulking coal-fired power plant that sits just off Lake Michigan, along the Indiana-Illinois border.

Illinois closes fishing at 2 lakes to battle carp

Mar. 8, 2012
Two central Illinois lakes will be closed to fishing this year as the state battles invasive common carp.The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the Hennepin and Hopper Lakes in Putnam County will be closed to all public sport fishing.

Chicago's two coal-fired plants to close

Feb. 29, 2012
Chicago's two coal-fired power plants will shut down early under a deal between the operator, city officials and environmental groups.

Shell to close operations in Ill., Mo.

Feb. 27, 2012
Shell Oil Co.

Behind African ‘land grabs’ by U.S. institutions and universities

Feb. 6, 2012
A new report from Human Rights Watch says that Ethiopia is forcibly relocating 70,000 indigenous people from the city of Gambella. The reason? To free up land for foreign investment.

President Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline project

Jan. 19, 2012
Yesterday, President Obama said "no for now" to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

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Jan. 19, 2012
Yesterday, President Obama rejected the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, making good on a promise to not give in to Republican ultimatums. The project was supposed to carry heavy crude oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada to refineries on the Texas coast.

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