Prairie Rivers Network 2026-04-01T16:51:44Z https://prairierivers.org/feed/atom/ WordPress https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png Lisa Bralts <![CDATA[Watt’s Up With Data Centers? Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development]]> https://prairierivers.org/?p=48381 2026-04-01T15:58:02Z 2026-03-13T20:33:29Z March 13, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 3 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development” covered environmental justice community concerns about data centers, and gave insight into new research on data center energy demand.

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]]> Lisa Bralts <![CDATA[Announcing Saline Shines, an Energy Savings Outreach Program in Saline County]]> https://prairierivers.org/?p=48376 2026-04-01T16:51:44Z 2026-03-11T23:08:14Z March 11, 2026 | Press Release
Residents and businesses in Saline County now have a new opportunity to learn more about saving money on electricity.

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]]> Madelyn Witruk <![CDATA[Take Action to Protect Us from Data Centers!]]> https://prairierivers.org/?p=48357 2026-03-05T22:27:55Z 2026-03-05T22:27:53Z March 5, 2026 | Action Alert
Urge your legislators in the Illinois General Assembly to co-sponsor and vote “yes” on the POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513) this spring to protect our water, energy, and ratepayers.

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]]> Alayna Moore <![CDATA[Is That Even Real? How Mis- and Disinformation Influence Perception of Environmental Issues]]> https://prairierivers.org/?p=48251 2026-03-05T15:18:52Z 2026-03-05T15:15:40Z March 4, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 1 of the "Is That Even Real?" series, “How Mis- and Disinformation Influence Perception of Environmental Issues”, covers all things misinformation.

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]]> Madelyn Witruk <![CDATA[How could Illinois’ largest air polluter operate for 14 years without a Clean Air Act Permit?]]> https://prairierivers.org/?p=48320 2026-03-04T20:54:26Z 2026-03-04T20:54:23Z March 4, 2026 | Blog Post
Submit a written comment to hold IL’s largest polluter accountable today!

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