January 8, 2026 | Press Release
Forty-two organizations sign on in support of Prairie Rivers Network’s public comments.
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Coal Community Groups Urge Congress to Reject Proposed Raid of Abandoned Coal Mine Clean-up Fund
January 6, 2026 | Press Release
The House Appropriations Committee released an updated “minibus” appropriations bill with bipartisan support that includes a proposal to withdraw $500 million…
Now Is the Time: Defend Illinois Wetlands and Clean Water
December 19, 2025 | Action Alert
What’s left of Illinois’ wetlands faces grave danger from the Trump Administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rollback. Tell EPA to withdraw the Polluted Waters Rule.
PRN and Sierra Club Illinois File Lawsuit Challenging IL Coal Mining Expansion
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.
2026 State Funding Outlook: Financing for Climate and Energy Community Projects
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.
