MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 28, 2024) — Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) announces that they are sponsoring a forum on renewable energy, focusing on how to access federal and state incentives available to help finance home projects. The forum will be held at the Western Illinois University QC Campus at 3300 River Drive in Moline, Room 111 in Riverfront Hall, 10AM-12:30PM, on Saturday, March 9.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (February 16, 2024) — A new study released by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Energy Resources Center evaluates environmental and economic impacts of land use change (LUC) for land that moves in and out of cropland over decadal time periods. The study aimed to determine land use and soil organic carbon stocks on 1,000 land parcels over a 36-year period.

Central College representatives at the Iowa County Conservation convention, from left, Austin Mills ('27), Mac Payne ('27), Anya Butt, professor of biology, Samantha Schelby ('24), Zoe Lutz ('24), and Abigail Boorman ('24)

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 7, 2024) — Since 2020, River Action has sold 5,600 rain barrels as part of its Retain the Rain Program. River Action will commemorate its fortieth anniversary May 2, 9AM, at the Waterfront Center in Bettendorf with a seminar titled “Unloading and Rolling Out 400 Rain Barrels for a Distribution on Earth Day.”

Rain barrels conserve water and prevent runoff into area streams and the Mississippi River allowing rain to be retained where it falls.