September 27, 2017 | Press Release
PRN with the Springfield Branch of the NAACP and the Sangamon Valley Group of the Sierra Club announced a joint filing of a complaint against the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) and the City Water, Light and Power’s (CWLP) Dallman Coal Plant.
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The Future of Energy
September 8, 2017 | Blog Post
Ten years ago, Illinois developed a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) that set a goal for Illinois investor-owned utilities to obtain 25% of their energy from renewable sources by 2025, but issues with funding have caused major wind and solar projects to come to a standstill in recent years. T
Herbicide Damage Hurts More Than Just Crops
September 1, 2017 | Press Release
The farm media have widely covered dicamba herbicide damage in soybean fields across the Midwest this summer. However, reports of off-target herbicide damage to other susceptible plants from early season weed control practices on both corn and soybeans are also on the rise.
Illinois Students Take Action to Cleanup State’s Waterways
August 30, 2017 | Press Release
Schools across the state will be involved in the first annual Illinois Waterway Cleanup Week September 10 – 16, 2017. This opportunity, officially designated by the Illinois General Assembly (Senate Joint Resolution 15), is designed to provide students and community members with the opportunity to act locally to make an impact globally.
ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FILM HIGHLIGHTED AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL
MEDIA ADVISORY: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY FOR OCTOBER 13, 2017 Contact: Jeff Kohmstedt jkohmstedt@prairierivers.org, 217-344-2371 ext. 207 ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FILM HIGHLIGHTED AT PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) will bring one of the largest environmental film festivals to Peoria on October 13th at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, […]