Lisa Bralts, Author at Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/author/lbralts/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:04:38 +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 Lisa Bralts, Author at Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/author/lbralts/ 32 32 114651131 Watt’s Up With Data Centers? Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/03/watts-up-with-data-centers-community-strategies-for-responding-to-data-center-development/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:33:29 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48381 March 13, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 3 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development” covered environmental justice community concerns about data centers, and gave insight into new research on data center energy demand.

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]]> 48381 Announcing Saline Shines, an Energy Savings Outreach Program in Saline County https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/03/announcing-saline-shines-an-energy-savings-outreach-program-in-saline-county/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:08:14 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48376 March 11, 2026 | Press Release
Residents and businesses in Saline County now have a new opportunity to learn more about saving money on electricity.

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]]> 48376 Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Introduces the POWER Act to Protect Ratepayers from Data Center Impacts https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/02/illinois-clean-jobs-coalition-introduces-the-power-act-to-protect-ratepayers-from-data-center-impacts/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:51:14 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48169 February 12, 2026 | Press Release
Advocates and legislators touted data center legislation to keep rates from skyrocketing, protect water, and prevent pollution at a press conference in Champaign.

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]]> 48169 PRN and Sierra Club Illinois File Lawsuit Challenging IL Coal Mining Expansion https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2025/12/prn-and-sierra-club-illinois-file-lawsuit-challenging-il-coal-mining-expansion/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48016 December 18, 2025 | Press Release
Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club Illinois are suing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federally owned public power provider, to block the federal government from a massive expansion of coal mining in Illinois. 

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]]> 48016 2026 State Funding Outlook: Financing for Climate and Energy Community Projects https://prairierivers.org/uncategorized/2025/12/2026-state-funding-outlook-financing-for-climate-and-energy-community-projects/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:08:13 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47990 December 16, 2025 | Blog Post
As federal funding for energy and climate projects evaporates into thin air, Illinois communities are scrambling to find alternative resources to do their part in mitigating the worst impacts of climate change. 

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