Andrew Rehn, Author at Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/author/arehn/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:09:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png Andrew Rehn, Author at Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/author/arehn/ 32 32 114651131 A win for water! Governor Pritzker signs Mahomet Aquifer protection bill. https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2025/08/a-win-for-water-governor-pritzker-signs-mahomet-aquifer-protection-bill/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:02:41 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47665 August 1, 2025 | Blog Post
Today, Governor Pritzker has signed SB1723, the bill to protect the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration into law.

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]]> 47665 Mahomet Aquifer protection bill – the latest https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2025/04/mahomet-aquifer-protection-bill-the-latest/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:29:44 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47402 April 17, 2025 | Blog Post
Last Thursday, the Illinois Senate passed a critical bill to protect the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration with an impressive 55-0 vote. Now its time for the next step!

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]]> 47402 Critical protections from the risks of carbon capture and sequestration https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2024/06/critical-protections-from-the-risks-of-carbon-capture-and-sequestration/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:39:08 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=46314 June 11, 2024 | Blog Post
The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill related to carbon capture, transport and sequestration (often just called CCS) this legislative session. The bill is a product of negotiations between the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition...

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]]> 46314 Middle Fork Settlement Benefits Vermilion Forest Preserves https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2024/03/middle-fork-settlement-benefits-vermilion-forest-preserves/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:02:22 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=46043 March 28, 2024 | Blog Post
Last June, we locked in a victory for the beloved Middle Fork of the Vermilion River that was years in the making...

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]]> 46043 PRESS RELEASE: Appellate Court Affirms Illinois’ Strong Coal Ash Protections https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2024/03/appellate-court-affirms-illinois-strong-coal-ash-protections-rejecting-coal-company-attacks/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:34:58 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=45884 March 14, 2024 | Press Release
An Illinois Appellate Court upheld the state’s coal ash rules in a Wednesday ruling, delivering a blow to coal plant owners Midwest Generation LLC, Vistra Corp., and Ameren Energy...

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