Southern Illinois Fracking

Illinois Issues and the Southern took a look at the failed promise of fracking in southern Illinois. The permit process got up and running about the same time as the price of oil collaped

Illinois Changing Climate

Illinois Issues has a pretty good column on the ways in which the state's climate will change, assuming current trends continue. By 2050, we can expect 20 more days of above 95 degree temperatures per year and average spring rainfall will increase by about 10%