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A 3M Plant in Illinois Was The Country’s Worst Emitter of a Climate-Killing ‘Immortal’ Chemica

A 3M Plant in Illinois Was The Country’s Worst Emitter of a Climate-Killing ‘Immortal’ Chemical in 2021

CORDOVA, Ill.—At a sprawling 3M chemical manufacturing complex here, where the company makes adhesives for Post-it notes, golf clubs and LCD displays, several hundred pounds of a potent climate killer are vented into the atmosphere each day.

The 566-acre facility on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which also makes resins and fluorochemicals, released 73 tons of perfluoromethane (CF4) into the air in 2021, more than any other facility in the country, according to data the company reported to the Environmental Protection Ag ... Read more

Secretary of the Army appoints a new civilian aide from Rapi

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth swore in Mr. Yves Jean Fontaine as Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Illinois (West) during an investiture ceremony on Dec. 6, 2022, at the Pentagon. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Re ... Read more

Catch ‘Ursula’ at Hampton-Illinois Library this weekend

Cara Mia Theatre brings one of its productions to our neighborhood this weekend.

Frida Espinosa-Müller’s Ursula is a one-woman play that tells the story of a 7-year-old girl, Nadia, who is separated from her mother at the U.S./Mexico ... Read more

3M to discontinue use of ‘forever chemicals’ by end of 2

3M will work to phase out the use of long lasting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its manufacturing and products by the end of 2025, the company announced this week.

PFAS, often called “forever chemicals” because of h ... Read more

Indigenous Peoples’ Day City of Dallas service and facility closures

City of Dallas offices will close Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Please see below for a full list of department and facility closures.

All Dallas Public Library Locations are closed on Sundays and Mondays as part of regular operating hours. Learn more: https://dallaslibrary2.org/hours.php

Dallas Park and Recreation administrative offices, Recreation Centers and Maintenance Facilities are closed Oct. 10. Golf courses and tennis courts will be open.

Sanitation administrat ... Read more

Joint Munitions Command’s Bradley recognized by Army Mater

Joint Munitions Command’s Bradley recognized by Army Materiel Command (Photo Credit: Matthew Wheaton) VIEW ORIGINAL

Patrick Bradley will do whatever it takes to ensure the Joint Munitions Command fulfills its mission to provide munitio ... Read more

Rock Island Police Searching for Fugitive

(Rock Island, Illinois) -- Rock Island Police are searching for a suspect they say is a dangerous fugitive.

Police obtained an arrest warrant on Wednesday, June 16th for 28 year-old Derrick Nephew, Jr., who's facing multiple charges, inc ... Read more

35th annual Tugfest underway through Saturday

LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) -The annual bi-state competition that features a weekend full of music, great food, family-friendly activities, carnival rides, and the one-and-only tug of war across the Mighty Mississippi is running strong in LeClaire and Port ... Read more

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