September 1, 2023 | Press Release
Local organizations and the National Renewable Energy Lab hosted community members and leaders for a dialogue in McLean County on increasing the community benefits of wind energy development
Report: Dicamba Herbicide Harming More than Just Weeds
August 6, 2020 | Press Release
A report by the National Wildlife Federation, Prairie Rivers Network and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reviews the state of the science on the potential far-reaching impacts of dicamba use.
More than 50,000 Acres of Wetlands Protected from Destructive Project
Prairie Rivers Network and Partners Stop the New Madrid Levee By Kim Knowles Great news regarding the New Madrid levee project! In a valiant final act to protect both people and wildlife, the Obama Administration issued a decision making it nearly impossible for the Army Corps of Engineers to build the New Madrid Levee. We’ve […]
Press Release: Un-Mucking Illinois’ Waterways: Court Settlement Should Reduce Algae Pollution in Rivers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contacts: Kim Knowles, Prairie Rivers Network, 217-344-2371 x209 Cindy Skrukrud, Illinois Sierra Club, 815-353-5123 Judith Nemes, ELPC, (312) 795-3706 Ivan Moreno, NRDC, 312-651-7909 Margaret Frisbie, Friends of the Chicago River, (773)316 6473 Un-Mucking Illinois’ Waterways: Court Settlement Should Reduce Algae Pollution in Rivers CHICAGO (January 19, 2017) – Environmental groups have settled long-running litigation against […]
Environmental Groups and MWRD Agree on Plan to Clean up Chicago Waterways
Prairie Rivers Network and Partners Settle Lawsuits against Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago By Kim Knowles In a win for Chicago’s rivers, Prairie Rivers Network, Illinois Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council have reached an important settlement with MWRD in the federal lawsuit we brought against the District for violating its […]
