<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: Environment News</title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link><description>The Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) section is your online source for news from the State of Illinois. Choose from the IGNN Links on the right to locate press releases in the categories that are of interest to you, or use the search the news feature to locate specific press releases or a different topic of releases. For other media, access the Illinois Information Service (IIS) Radio page for digital radio feeds and news soundbites.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright &#169; 2009 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:32:02 CST</lastBuildDate><image>  <title>IGNN</title>  <link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link>  <url>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/images/IGNN133x45.jpg</url>  <width>133</width>  <height>45</height>   </image><!-- Note: You can get the HTML version by replacing .xml to .htm --><item><title><![CDATA[Pittsfield Awarded Stimulus Funds for Environmental Infrastructure Projects]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=18&#x26;RecNum=7962</link><description><![CDATA[Pittsfield – On behalf of Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois EPA Director Doug Scott joined Pittsfield area officials on Oct. 27 to announce the award of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), or stimulus funds, for a major drinking water project. Illinois EPA is managing the award through the State Revolving Fund infrastructure program. Financing for the project will be provided by the Illinois EPA’s Public Drinking Water Supply Program, using both state and federal money, under terms made possible by passage of ARRA earlier this year by Congress and President Barack Obama.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">EBB87FAA733D9A04EBB40F422B135FB0</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applications now Available for Two Educational Grants - Grant Programs Support Natural Resources Stewardship by Youth]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=18&#x26;RecNum=7950</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD-  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Division of Education and The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) are working together to offer the Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant and the Rain Garden Initiative grant programs for 2009. Educators and youth group leaders may apply for up to $600 from the Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant and/or up to $500 from the Rain Garden Initiative.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">08808CFB5939BE387AF3C159B83C6B98</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR COALITION ANNOUNCES THE GREEN PAYS ON GREEN DAYS GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - Green Pays on Green Days Program Recognizes Residents for Taking “Green Actions” to Fight Air Pollution and Global Warming]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=18&#x26;RecNum=7897</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO –Partners for Clean Air selected Susan Adams of Crystal Lake as the winner of a 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid last night at the Green Pays on Green Days grand prize drawing.  The Green Pays on Green Days program ran by Partners for Clean Air and administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), is a public education initiative created to help Chicago-area residents understand how individual actions impact the quality of the air we breathe.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">908075EA2C025C335F4865F7DB427062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois Transportation Secretary Announces Federal Grant for a Greener Illinois - 7 Illinois Communities to Receive Funding for New Buses]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=18&#x26;RecNum=7873</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig announced today that 31 paratransit buses in seven transit agencies across the state will be replaced with hybrid-electric buses to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in Illinois.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">44E215CFFF0D2A4A66E595D3923CB843</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State's Water Plant Operators Recognize Peers as "Best" In Their Classes at Annual Event - 2009 Operators of the Year hail from Clinton, Jo Daviess and Kane counties]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=18&#x26;RecNum=7875</link><description><![CDATA[Springfield, Ill. –As part of their annual meeting in Springfield, the Illinois Potable Water Supply Operators Association (IPWSOA) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency recognized the outstanding professionals in their individual categories of service in a ceremony.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">EBA237ECCC24353CCAA4D62013556AC6</guid></item></channel></rss>