Amendments to IL Livestock Law Seek to Curb Irresponsible Growth of Factory Farms Public health, pollution and rural lifestyle protection drive change to current pro-agribusiness regulations SPRINGFIELD, IL––MARCH 27, 2014––A coalition of community advocates and environmental groups have proposed a bill in the Illinois legislature — House Bill 5637 — to amend the Illinois Livestock Management […]
Press Release: Illinois Residents Speak Out to State Officials on Coal Ash Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Illinois Residents Speak Out to State Officials on Coal Ash Rule Coal Ash Disasters Across the Country Spark Fears for Illinois Residents About Toxic Coal Ash Disposal SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois residents threatened and impacted by coal ash waste and local environmental leaders spoke out today at an […]
Environmental Catastrophe Warns of Coal Ash Hazards in Illinois
For Immediate Release Feb. 10, 2014 Environmental Catastrophe Warns of Coal Ash Hazards in Illinois CHICAGO — Last week a Duke Energy coal ash pit in North Carolina breached and released up to 27 million gallons of polluted water and over 82,000 tons of ash, resulting in the third largest coal ash spill in U.S. […]
Press Release: EPA agrees to deadline for first-ever US coal ash regulations
Editor’s Note: Better late than never but too bad that it took a lawsuit and judge’s ruling to get us to where leadership at EPA should have had us years ago. Residents in Illinois communities such as Marion, Joliet, Venice, Oakwood, Havana, Alton , Powerton, Hennepin, Hutsonville, Canton, Wood River and Coffeen, have seen what […]
Press Release: 10 times too much pollution is way too much
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 28, 2014 10 TIMES TOO MUCH POLLUTION IS WAY TOO MUCH Clean Water Advocates Appeal Weak Permits for Chicagoland Treatment Plants CHICAGO (January 28, 2014) – Clean water advocates are challenging weak pollution permits awarded to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) that allow three sewage treatment plants […]
