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.
Clearcutting on the Salt Fork
July 12, 2018 | Blog Post
In June 2018, the Upper Salt Fork Drainage District clear-cut nearly a mile of riverbank on the Salt Fork River, removing all vegetation and trees (including the stumps) within about 20 feet of the river.
People’s Hearing to Protect the Middle Fork
June 20, 2018 | Blog Post
Over 100 members of the public and a panel of experts gathered in the Bremer Auditorium of the Danville Community College to attend the People’s Hearing to Protect the Middle Fork.
Dynegy – Two Bailouts and a Buyout
November 30, 2017 | Blog Post
In Illinois, the public will have to pay if it wants to keep coal plants burning.
