Environment

City officials in Carbondale passed a resolution that supports changing Shawnee National Forest into a national park and climate preserve.

The goats are clearing overgrown plants in the school’s rain garden, while students take careful measurements from the ground and the sky.

Silvopasture is the practice of grazing livestock in a forested area instead of an open pasture. It’s a very old practice that might see new life.

A silica mine has been proposed for Ste. Genevieve County. Residents and conservationists are concerned the mine would harm the community more than it would help it.

Starting this month, the utility company said the bill for the typical Metro East customer will rise $52 a month ($626 a year) because the cost of generating it is much higher.

The city gets more trees, and companies are able to offset their carbon use.

Farmers in the Midwest are gearing up for a fight over whether pipelines can cut through their land. Many look to the experience other farmers had with the Dakota Access Pipeline a few years ago.

The three-year program includes MIT and Georgia Tech and will give students training and experience in a field that will need more employees in the near future.

“The new green economy can be as exclusive and as unjust as the old one,” said the Rev. Rodrick Burton. He and others want local residents to decide how the region responds to climate change.

The bill, exempting the technology from some permit requirements, is opposed by the state’s major environmental groups