Read Prairie Rivers Network’s Fall/Winter 2013 Newsletter, featuring: A letter from Jon McNussen, Prairie Rivers Network Board President The Energy Water Nexus Greetings from Glynnis Annual Dinner Round Up Outstanding Public Servant & River Steward Award Winners Dollarocracy: Keynote Speaker Robert McChesney 2013 Accomplishments The Great Ethanol Swindle Upcoming Events You can read our 2013 […]
Rocky Branch residents say NO to expanded strip mine
Prairie Rivers Network is supporting “Justice for Rocky Branch,” a strong group of residents fighting back against Peabody Energy’s plan to grow their strip mine in Saline County into the Rocky Branch community, near the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. This mine would destroy over 1,000 more acres in an area already riddled with […]
Urbana Champaign Sanitary District to decide how much protection to give local streams
Tell the Board to honor its promise to protect our local streams. Board meeting this THURSDAY at 10 AM. Salt Fork and Copper Slough at risk in sale of water to Cronus The Urbana Champaign Sanitary District (UCSD) is hoping to sell its water to Cronus Chemical for use in a fertilizer plant. The equivalent […]
Art Shows to Benefit Prairie Rivers Network
Two exciting art shows and sales will benefit Prairie Rivers Network in November and December. As part of the Art @ the Y series, painter Kim Curtis will showcase works from her series Thirtyseven, which documents the fascinating wetland area along the San Francisco Bay area’s highway 37. View these paintings and other works on her […]
October E-News
Read our October E-News (pdf) with articles on: TAKE ACTION to support CLEAN ENERGY in Illinois! Annual Dinner Roundup Fantastic Wood Sculptures to benefit Prairie Rivers Network Victory for Illinois’ Children Alligator! . . . no, I can’t believe it’s a fish! Court action on coal ash and nutrient pollution Bioneers Chicago – Nov. 1 – […]
