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Federal Investigators Search for Answers to Plant Explosionnew
More than seven months after the fatal explosion at Formosa Plastics Corp. in Illiopolis, Ill., federal investigators have finally gained access to the
long-restricted area of the chemical plant where the incident occurred.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
11-05-2004 |
Environment
Peace Activist Warns Students to Be Afraid...Very Afraidnew
Anti-nuke crusader Helen Caldicott tells Illinois Wesleyan University students that they live in a dangerous area, with a nuclear-power plant just 24 miles away.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
10-18-2004 |
Environment
Fate of Illinois's Natural Resources Increasingly Falls on Volunteersnew
An environmental group has released what is widely being hailed as the most comprehensive inventory of natural areas ever compiled in central Illinois. The group's efforts come at a time when the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich is hacking away at the state's conservation efforts.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
10-08-2004 |
Environment
