February 20, 2024 | Blog Post
Waukegan residents turn out to call on the Illinois Pollution Control Board to make NRG Energy clean up its coal ash.
The Next Step in the Fight for Strong Coal Ash Protections
July 27, 2020 | Blog Post
Last year’s Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act created a rulemaking process for coal ash regulation. Learn about the upcoming coal ash rulemaking hearing and how you can participate.
Stop Illinois’ Last New Coal Mine
February 13, 2020 | Blog Post/Action Alert
The proposed Bulldog Mine is now one step away from having it’s mining permit in hand. Find out how you can help!
Coal Ash on the Middle Fork: Still Seeping
July 2, 2019 | Blog Post
This June, PRN Staff Andrew Rehn and Ryan Grosso canoed the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River to check on the coal ash ponds that are seeping pollution into the Middle Fork.
Dynegy proposes burying an eroding river bank in rock
September 11, 2018 | Blog Post
Read our comment letter. This proposal amounts to little more than passing the buck to the next owner of the site. The threat of catastrophic failure will continue to exist as long as the ash remains in the floodplain in the path of the meandering river.
