Illinois is home to more than one million lead service lines, the highest state total in the nation. While efforts to replace these aging and harmful pipes are underway, completing such a massive undertaking will take years. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set a national deadline of 2037 for full lead pipe replacement, though […]
Jennifer Walling
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No need for bobcat hunting in Illinois
Last week, during veto session, the Illinois General Assembly rushed through a proposal to allow a bobcat hunting season in Illinois. Opening up a bobcat season in Illinois without taking into account ecological sciences for best practices is a poor policy decision. Bobcat hunting has been prohibited in Illinois since 1972 because the species became […]
