Read the full story in the Alton Telegraph.
Madison County became one of 27 Illinois companies and organizations recognized this week for protecting the environment, helping sustain the future and improving the economy.
27 Illinois organizations honored for Achievements in Sustainability
Read the full story in the Daily Herald.
Twenty-seven Illinois companies and organizations were honored today for their significant achievements in protecting the environment, helping sustain the future, and improving the economy. The winners were announced during a ceremony at the Union League Club in Chicago.
First Presbyterian wins sustainability award
Read the full story in the Danville Commercial-News.
Danville’s First Presbyterian Church won a state award for its efforts to protect the environment and help sustain the future. First Presbyterian is the first church to win an Illinois Sustainability Award.
NU wins Sustainability Award, sets goals for future
Read the full story in the Daily Northwestern.
Northwestern won the 2018 Illinois Sustainability Award, which recognizes organizations that “have implemented outstanding and innovative sustainable techniques or technologies” in the state of Illinois.
IFB honored for NLRS activities
Read the full story at FarmWeekNow.com.
Sustainability Award recognizes group’s efforts to increase awareness and use of practices that can help reduce nutrient runoff.
Fake Riverbanks Turn a Chicago Canal ‘Wild’
In this story from CityLab, Leslie Nemo chronicles how eighty coconut-fiber “islands” in the Chicago River’s manmade North Branch canal hosts wildlife and filters pollutants from the water. ISTC’s Wei Zheng provides scientific expertise about how the plants help remove contaminants from the river.