SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the release of two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) totaling $4.75 million to combat nonpoint source water pollution. These Section 319(h) Clean Water Act grants aim to facilitate watershed-based planning projects and on-the-ground implementation efforts to prevent, mitigate, or remediate surface
In the heart of the Midwest, the State of Illinois has embraced an unwavering commitment to soil health, recognizing its pivotal role in sustaining the state’s thriving agricultural sector and safeguarding the environment. During the Soil Health Week’s “The Art and Science of Soil Health Advocacy in Action Day” held at the Illinois State Capitol
Dick Lyons, a former agricultural professor at Lincoln Land Community College and Illinois State University, was among the four founders of Illinois Soil Health Week. He was recognized as the top corn and wheat producer, and the fourth-highest soybean producer in Montgomery County during a census conducted in 2018. Dick attributed his success to implementing
