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From Lake County News-Sun, October 23, 2008...
      Lake County hunts for new aquifers

From Science News, October 6, 2008...
      Earthquake History Recorded in Stalagmites

From the Irish Times, October 2, 2008...
      Midges provide huge window on past

From the Economist, October 2, 2008...
      Written in stone

From the Register-Mail, October 1, 2008...
      Biofuels debated at U of I conference

From Bill Hammack's Engineering & Life, September 25, 2008...
      Four-part Special Report on the Water Supply

From Newswise, September 24, 2008...
      Stalagmites May Predict Next Big One Along the New Madrid Seismic Zone

From the Northwest Herald, September 14, 2008...
      Work set to begin on well system

From State Journal Register, September 5, 2008...
      Illinois Natural History Survey gets a new home

From the Chicago Tribune, August 18, 2008...
      McHenry County picks up funding for 3-D water map

From Energy Efficiency News, August 4, 2008...
      US pledges $36 million to advance carbon capture

From United Press International, August 1, 2008...
      Energy Department: More funds for CO2

From News Blaze, July 31, 2008...
      DOE to Provide $36 Million to Advance Carbon Dioxide Capture

From the Telegraph Herald, July 30, 2008...
      No decision in 'mega dairy' case

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 25, 2008...
      The Prize: Illinois oilman strikes paydirt again

From the News-Gazette, July 24, 2008...
      UI names Chicago campus chancellor with ties to Urbana

From the Galena Gazette, July 22, 2008...
      Megadairy Hearings

From the News-Gazette, July 22, 2008...
      UI trustees to combine four surveys into new institute

From the United Press International, July 21, 2008...
      Midwest demonstrates carbon storage - Requires free registration to read

From the Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, IA, July 19, 2008...
      'Mega dairy' litigants to wait

From the Bloomington Pentagraph, July 1, 2008...
      Some DNR jobs shifted to U of I control

From the Rockford Register Star, June 16, 2008...
      Jo Daviess mega-farm plan still faces court battle

From the Kane County Chronicle, May 26, 2008...
      U of I extension: Threat of earthquake real

From the News Gazatte, May 24, 2008...
      Urbana man has created his own nature preserve

From Medill Report, May22, 2008...
      IDOA weighs request for 10,000-cow dairy, amid worries over water contamination

From the River Front Times, May 7, 2008...
      Through the Earthquake Hazard Mapping Project, local scientists can predict the far-reaching effects of rumblers

From The Southern, May 4, 2008...
      On Shaky Ground?

From the Belleville News Democrat, April 16, 2008...
      Natural Disasters Big Part of Belleville's History

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch, April 8. 2008...
      Grafton battles mudslide

From The News Gazette, March 23, 2008...
      Movement Looking to Ditch Streams' Many Names

From the Telegraph Herald, March 21, 2008...
      'Karst' Enters Dairy Debate

From Discover Magazine, January 15, 2008...
      Fossils of a 300-Million-Year-Old Forest found

From The News-Gazette, January 13, 2008...
      Underground project key to making fuels more Earth-friendly

From Journal Gazette Times-Courier, January 4, 2008...
      Sequestration project in works at ADM; effort is similar to that planned for FutureGen

From Reuters, January 4, 2008...
      ADM to bury carbon from ethanol plant

From the Urbana-Champaign News-Gazette, December 19, 2007...
      Group gets grant for sequestration project

From the Journal Gazette Times-Courier, December 18, 2007...
      State scientist says Illinois has best geology for FutureGen plant

From MyWebTimes.com, December 12, 2007...
      SHERIDAN: Residents report loud 'boom' and rumbling

From the Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, December 3, 2007...
      Area rallies in support of FutureGen

From the Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, December 2, 2007...
      State Geologists: Illinois sites best for CO2 storage

From the Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, December 2, 2007...
      Attitude towards science class found to shape performance outcomes

From the Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, November 28, 2007...
      FutureGen backers schedule rally

Kane County Chronicle, September 21, 2007...
      County holds conference to discuss water future

The News-Gazette, August 31, 2007...
      Antibiotics find way from farms into water supplies

Science Daily, August 22, 2007...
      Team Tracks Antibiotic Resistance From Swine Farms To Groundwater

The News-Gazette, August 16, 2007...
      Researchers study how to 'see' under ground

From Outdoor Illinois, July, 2007...
      Underground Science (1.4Mb PDF)

From National Geographic, April 24, 2007...
      Giant Fossil Rain Forest Discovered in Illinois

From Digital Science, April 24, 2007...
      Giant Fossil Rain Forest discovered in Illinois

From MSNBC, April 23, 2007...
      Fossilized rainforest found in coal mine

From the Washington Post, April 23, 2007...
      Researchers Probe Fossilized Rain Forest

From Live Science, April 23, 2007...
      Ancient Rainforest Revealed in Coal Mine

From Metro.co.uk, April 23, 2007...
      300m-year-old rainforest found

From the Journal gazette Times-Courier, April 21, 2007...
      Our View: Bill in Congress would benefit FutureGen project

From the MidWeek Local News, March 21, 2007...
      DeKalb city water system gets a gold star

From Journal Gazette-Times, February 27, 2007...
      Experts offer insight into coal mining methods

From the Charleston Times-Courier, October 13, 2006...
      Geochemist: FutureGen plan hinges on carbon dioxide sequestration

From the Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, September 23, 2006...
      FutureGen finalists tour facility

From The News-Gazette, September 5, 2006...
      Seismic activity played role in FutureGen picks

From The Chief Engineer, September 5, 2006...
      Illinois, Texas Enter Next Stage In Efforts To Land FutureGen

From the Chicago Tribune, August 11, 2006...
      Kane gets $1.4 million to check water issues
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From the Journal Gazette - Times-Courier, August 8, 2006...
      Geology key to site selection for power plant

From the News-Gazette Online, August 4, 2006...
      Seismic studies next on agenda for FutureGen sites

From the Journal Gazette - Times-Courier, August 1, 2006...
      FutureGen on environment study fast-track

From the Journal Gazette - Times-Courier, August 1, 2006...
      FutureGen officials discuss finalists

 

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