Today, the multi-million dollar electrical experiment built in the Chicago river system to prevent a full-scale invasion of Asian carp into the Great Lakes failed for thirteen minutes. You can read about it here. This is irrefutable evidence that the current regime will not work, and we need a real, permanent solution to stop the […]
Press release: Illinois Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Biased Coal Curriculum in Schools
5.3.2012 For Immediate Release Statewide Alliance Calls for End to Subsidies and Misinformation Springfield – Supporters of the Heartland Coalfield Alliance, a statewide coalition of community and environmental organizations, held a rally outside the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today, calling on the Department to stop what the group calls a waste […]
Mississippi Memories: My Life in Anoka, Minnesota
The winning essay from Prairie Rivers Network’s “Our Upper Mississippi River: Connection, Inspiration, Transformation” essay contest! By Rebecca Gearhart The gentle way that the Mississippi River flowed past my childhood home did not change much during the 1970s and 80s when I lived there, and its presence was a source of stability when everything else […]
April RiverWeb Monthly E-News
Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22, 2012 We’ve compiled a list of opportunities for you and your family to celebrate and respect the home we share with all other living things. Let us know how you honor Earth Day – share your story or photos with […]
Study Shines Light on How to Stop Carp, Improve the Chicago River
By Robert Hirschfeld A highly-anticipated report clearly demonstrates that it is possible to separate the artificial connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins and prevent the transfer of invasive species through the Chicago River system. Authored by the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, “Restoring the Natural Divide” re-envisions […]