Start Planning Now for Earth Day on April 22nd! Earth Day is a great opportunity to make a difference, educate yourself, and renew your commitment to being a good steward! We have put together a list of some of the many Earth Day activities taking place here in Illinois. If you see something missing, please […]
Mississippi River Groups Hit EPA with Dual Legal Actions on Pollution that Fuels Gulf Dead Zone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2012 Mississippi River Groups Hit EPA with Dual Legal Actions on Pollution that Fuels Gulf Dead Zone (New Orleans, LA)— Today environmental groups challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) refusal to address a critical pollution problem it has acknowledged for decades. The two legal actions filed today seek action from […]
March RiverWeb Monthly E-news
Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. 1. Mississippi River Groups hit EPA with dual legal actions on pollution that fuels dead zone. Prairie Rivers Network and other Mississippi River Collaborative partners announced two lawsuits filed against USEPA on Tuesday: The first lawsuit challenges the EPA’s denial of a 2008 petition to the agency asking […]
Good News from Springfield on Factory Farms
By Stacy James Our work to hold the livestock industry to higher environmental performance standards is paying off! This legislative session, a bill (HB5642) was re-introduced to end the industry’s unique exemption from paying fees for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) pollution discharge permits. We initially introduced the bill in 2011 with our environmental […]
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2012
It is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. For the past hundred years, man-made canals in the Chicago area have connected Lake Michigan to the Illinois River, creating a connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins. This connection has allowed unwanted aquatic plants and animals to quickly spread between North America’s two greatest […]