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Jess Savage/WNIJStacy Iwanicki is retiring from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources after 39 years. WNIJ's environment reporter Jess Savage asked her to reflect on her time with the department and at her headquarters, Volo Bog State Natural Area in Lake County. -
Courtesy of Ryan Frieders.Illinois was the No. 1 soybean producer in the U.S. last year. That’s amid rising input costs and despite historic drought conditions in the state.
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Reaching a goal of 1,000 buffalo will require more land and fencing. An alliance of tribal nations may help. -
The bald eagle used to be a rare sight in Illinois. Now, there are more than 3,000 that spend the winter here. -
Consolidation in ag, higher input prices, land access issues and other obstacles are making it hard for young farmers to gain a foothold in U.S. agriculture -
January might not be peak golf season, but one conservation group in Rockford is welcoming the community to hit golf ball-sized seed bombs to plant prairie at a former golf course. -
Thirty-six states have detected cases of CWD, but many hunters are more fearful of losing game than the disease itself. -
A new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that data centers in Illinois could account for 72% of the growth in electricity demand by 2030. But new legislation could help to address those costs. -
As the state limits sharing of independent data, the Trump administration is delaying new testing requirements for dozens of chemical plants around the Mississippi River Basin. -
Five activists in Wisconsin share how belief has driven them to be better stewards of the earth -
University of Illinois researchers analyzed traces of DNA in rivers and streams to learn how strips of trees near water — called riparian buffers — impact land species. -
Scientists in the middle of the country told Harvest Public Media that 2025 was a year of major changes and uncertainty.
