In this May 2013 E-News edition (pdf):

• Heartland Coalfield Alliance Organizing Retreat
• Champaign-Urbana Proposed Water Sales Public Meeting
• Environmental Lobby Day a Success!
• Nutrient Pollution Reduction Strategy Announced
• PRN in the News
• Thank You Runners and Walkers!

In this April 2013 E-News edition (PDF):

• How does your rain garden grow?
• Heartland Coalfield Alliance retreat
• Take Action: Proposed dam removal- Danville
• Spring 2013 Newsletter and 2012 Annual Report
• Homer rejects selling non-potable water to mine
• Green Politics Night at Escobar’s in Champaign

In this December 2012 E-news (pdf) edition:

• Want to know what we have been up to or have a question?
• VICTORY – Jo Daviess Megadairy Agrees to Call it Quits
• Prairie River Notes Winter Newsletter
• Recent Blog Posts at PrairieRivers.Org
• Thank You Annual Dinner Sponsors

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Happy 40th Anniversary to the Clean Water Act! On this day 40 years ago, the U.S. House and Senate overrode a presidential veto and passed the Clean Water Act. This momentous legislation gave our nation the ability to work toward cleaning up our rivers, streams, and lakes so that we can use them for something other than waste disposal. Millions of people have used this law to protect their water from pollution and to clean up already polluted waters.Celebrate the Clean Water Act—the foundation of our work—and continue working to strengthen it so that we can achieve the dream of fishable, swimmable, and drinkable waters. In fact, here is an opportunity for you to use the Clean Water Act today! Help revise Illinois’s laws to keep our water safe from livestock waste. Tell your story or make a comment sharing your concerns at a public hearing. The State of Illinois is in the middle of revising the regulation of factory farms. In particular, the livestock regulations are being updated so that they are consistent with federal requirements associated with the Clean Water Act. Do not underestimate the power of your story! You can also share your story with us via email or social media Recent webposts not to miss Wildlife Habitat in Illinois Toxic Coal Ash Pollution: Groups File Legal Action Against Midwest Generation for Water Pollution, Dumping Violations at Four Power Stations Illinois Attorney General Files Enforcement Case Against Murdock Mine PRN in the news News-Gazette 9/28/12: Sunrise to pay for study of sale of water to proposed mine Washington Examiner 10/4/12: Environmental Groups File Complaint over Coal Ash Peoria Journal Star 10/8/12: Dilts Named River Steward  Illinois Public Media 10/10/12: Shuttered Mine in Douglas County Faces Pollution Complaints  News-Gazette 10/11/12: Murdock Mine Neighbors: It smells like something died The Bugle 10/17/12: Midwest Generation Faces Pollution Charges Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Dinner! Enjoy the photos on Flickr!

This is what we need the Clean Water Act to Protect!