A report released today by the government’s National Research Council says the federal government is failing to protect America’s waterways from pollution caused when heavy rain and snow washes off cities, construction sites and roadways.
The study report is available at: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/nrc_stormwaterreport.pdf
The NRC press release is at: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12465
Re: Proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants; and, in the Alternative, Proposed Standards of Performance for New and Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; Docket ID No.OAR-2002-0056
February 25, 2004
Thank you for allowing me to testify. My name is Jean Flemma, and I am the Executive Director of Prairie Rivers Network. Prairie Rivers is a statewide river conservation organization that seeks to protect the health and beauty of the rivers and streams of Illinois for the people, fish and wildlife that depend on them to survive. {Continue Reading »}
by Charles Goodall
(This op-ed ran in the Champaign News Gazette )
Chris Hausman, president of the Champaign County Farm Bureau, in a November 30 Guest Commentary wrote that citizens following the Upper Salt Fork River drainage controversy “come away with very little understanding about the true purpose of the waterway.”
If that is true, his commentary only adds to their confusion. Here’s why: {Continue Reading »}
The State of the Fox River Report was put together by the Friends of the Fox River, with a supporting article on the state of our Illinois’ rivers by Prairie Rivers Network.
State of Fox River, 2003
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A statewide public opinion survey was conducted by the Illinois Natural History Survey in the Spring of 2003. This survey guaged the public attitudes towards water quality and rivers, and has a great deal of information on how important water, rivers, recreation, and wildlife are to the citizens of Illinois.
Illinois Natural History Survey Water Report
In July, Prairie Rivers Network alerted you to plans by Black Beauty Coal to open an underground mine along the Little Vermilion River near Georgetown. Here’s an update on activities surrounding the mine and steps you can take to help protect the river. {Continue Reading »}
