Prairie Rivers Network and other members of the Mississippi River Collaborative are keeping an eye on Minnesota’s plan to develop an agricultural water quality certification program. The program details are still being decided, but it appears it will be a voluntary program that certifies farmers are meeting water quality standards for their pollution discharges. In order […]
Pollution Control Board Decision – Industry Mine owners will not get away with polluting our waters
The Illinois Pollution Control Board has agreed with Prairie Rivers Network, the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and The Sierra Club that Industry Mine violated its permit more than 600 times! The Industry Coal Mine in McDonough and Schuyler Counties has been getting away with polluting local waterways for years. But on November 16, 2012, […]
Jo Daviess Megadairy Agrees to Call it Quits
The owner of the highly-controversial megadairy under construction in Jo Daviess County has agreed to abandon the project. Abandonment is part of the proposed settlement agreement between the dairy owner and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards (HOMES), the local grassroots organization that opposed the proposed dairy, is thrilled that their […]
November RiverWeb E-news
Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. In this edition: Otters making a comeback Protect the Illinois River Healthy Water Solutions Recent webposts and press Holiday Happy Hour, December 7
Press Release: Illinois DNR Grants Permit To Controversial Starved Rock Open Pit Mine
Park Advocates Vow To Continue Fight to Protect “One of Illinois’ Most Special Places” The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Mines and Minerals (IDNR – OMM) has given the go-ahead to a controversial open pit mine next to Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County, despite objections from local residents and thousands of […]