Prairie Rivers Network welcomes Alayna Moore as AmeriCorps VISTA member
December 19, 2024 | Blog Post
Alayna will be serving with Prairie Rivers Network over the next year to support our work in ensuring a just and equitable energy transition for Illinois coal communities.
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Double Your Impact: A $15,000 Challenge for Illinois’ Future
December 18, 2024 | Blog Post
To ensure Prairie Rivers Network has the resources to continue this essential work, the Board of Directors will match every dollar donated before Dec 31.
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Zero Waste, Maximum Joy: Reimagining Holiday Giving
December 4, 2024 | Blog Post
Gifts and gifts and more gifts – oh my! While so many of us love giving and receiving gifts, all that clutter can feel like chaos when the glow of the holiday season is over…
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Take the next step to protect our drinking water!
December 2, 2024 | Event
The Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals is holding a critical public hearing to discuss the proposed…
As Department of Energy ERA Funding Re-Opens, Adams Electric Cooperative Celebrates Current Success
December 6, 2024 | Blog post
Adams Electric’s ambitious project involves the construction of a 1 MW wind turbine and a 1 MW solar array…
BREAKING: Senate doesn’t vote on Mahomet Aquifer bill, the fight continues
November 13, 2024 | Blog Post
Today, the Senate Executive Committee held a hearing but unfortunately decided not to vote on the bill.
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BREAKING: Mahomet Aquifer Protections Moving Forward – Take Action Now!
November 8, 2024 | Blog Post
Great news! Legislation to protect the Mahomet Aquifer is being considered in the Illinois General Assembly veto session, which is set for the next two weeks…
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The road ahead: Five things you can do to protect Illinois’ environment today
November 8, 2024 | Blog Post
The work at the community level — the work that PRN does every single day – is more critical than ever. Will you join with PRN today and take these immediate next steps to protect Illinois’ environment?
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Tell your elected official to support a ban on carbon sequestration through the Mahomet Aquifer
November 6, 2024 | Action Alert Central Illinois is seeing an onslaught of proposed carbon capture and sequestration projects…
Protect Water. Heal Land. Inspire Change.
Using the creative power of science, law, and collective action, we protect and restore our rivers, return healthy soils and diverse wildlife to our lands, and transform how we care for the earth and for each other.
Planet Earth is in a state of crisis in its ability to sustain human flourishing and the full diversity of life. Over the past several years, there has been an unprecedented war on environmental protection at the federal level. Meanwhile, Illinois agencies charged with protecting land, waters, and wildlife have suffered major declines in budget, staff, and effectiveness. PRN’s mission and programs confront many of the root causes of environmental degradation in our state while addressing the sources and impacts of climate change.