Illinois River Crests to All-Time High Near Peoria
By Tanya Koonce
Peoria has a front row seat to the great Illinois River flood of 2013.
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Environment
Illinois Public Media News
Mississippi River’s Many ‘Parents’ Look To Unify
By David Schaper
Life on the Mississippi River is a roller coaster of highs and lows: record high floodwaters one year, a drought and near-record low water levels the next. And those are just two of the many problems faced by river stakeholders like barge operators, farmers and conservation groups.
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Environment
Illinois River Flood Water Recedes in Peoria
By Rachel Otwell, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
Peoria officials say the Illinois River has crested and is receding, leaving the city relatively undamaged.
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Environment
Danville-Based Viscofan, Union Approve Three-Year Contract
By Jeff Bossert
Workers at Danville-based Viscofan, S.A. have approved a three-year contract, about two weeks after employees had threatened to go on strike.
Ameren to Begin Decontaminating Champaign’s 5th and Hill
By Sean Powers
In about a week, Ameren Illinois is poised to decontaminating soil at the Fifth and Hill street site in Champaign, located in an area that once housed a manufactured gas plant.
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Energy,
Environment
Flooding Problems Continue in Illinois
By Sean Powers and Willis Kern, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
Problems continue to persist following last week’s intense flooding in Illinois, which left many roads closed and homes damaged.
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Environment,
Government
China Quake Kills Scores in Rural Sichuan
By the British Broadcasting Corporation
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 150 people and injured several thousand in China's rural south west, officials say.
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Environment
Flooding Affects Villa Grove and Other Parts of Illinois
By Sean Powers and Jim Meadows, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
Emergency officials in Villa Grove are advising people not to travel to the town because of intense flooding from the Embarras River.
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Community,
Environment
Homer Mayor: Looking Beyond the Coal Mine
By Jeff Bossert
The new mayor of Homer says a proposed coal mine was the driving force behind voter turnout Tuesday. But Ray Cunningham says prior dealings with Indiana-based Sunrise Coal won’t be an issue now.
A Night Before Elections, Homer Board Rejects Raw Water for Mine
By Jeff Bossert
The Homer Village Board has unanimously voted to deny a request for raw water for Sunrise Coal Company.