Environmental Summit

Wes Jackson sees agriculture as a problem. That's because it requires plowing, which leads to soil erosion. It also plants large tracts of land with a…

Michael Howard, Deputy Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, delivered the keynote address at the 11th Prairie Lands Environmental…

The annual environmental summit at Western Illinois University is now known as the Prairie Lands Environmental Summit.“What we wanted to do was give the…

The idea of sustainability is often preached by environmentalists, though it can be difficult to pinpoint the meaning of the concept.“Sustainability is a…

Rich Egger’s guests on Emphasis are Jean Harman, Food Security Team Leader for the Peace Corps, and Timothy Collins, Assistant Director, Illinois…

Rich Egger's guests are Mandi Green and Timothy Collins of Western Illinois University. They talk about WIU's 9th Annual Environmental Summit.Collins, who…