The Illinois Department of Natural Resources held a hearing on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 in Canton to gather public comments on whether to renew a permit for a proposed coal mine near Canton Lake.
The proposed North Canton strip mine would be located a mile upstream from Canton Lake and would threaten the area’s drinking water supply with coal pollution. The same company that is behind this mine is responsible for Industry Mine, which was recently found responsible for 624 Clean Water Act violations in eight years.
Read more about the proposed North Canton strip mine on our website.
The public hearing was covered by Tri-States Public Radio (pdf). Also, read the story in the Canton Daily Ledger (pdf) about the Canton Area Citizens for Environmental Issues (CACEI) March 12th meeting with their city council members. We applaud the CACEI for their efforts!
Read the press release calling on Governor Quinn to stop the renewal of this permit!
