Read our RiverWeb News for May 4, 2017 with stories on PRN a lawsuit against the EPA’s rollback of safeguards, a mysterious discharge on the Middle Fork, and more.
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PRN to Join Groups Suing to Block Trump Rollback of Safeguards
May 3, 2017 | Press Release
A coalition of environmental and public health advocates filed suit today to challenge a Trump administration rollback that could wipe out critical protections for cleaning up America’s leading source of toxic water pollution: coal power plant waste.
Run/Walk for Clean Water Raises $7,990
A big thank you to our Clean Water Fundraising Team that raised $7,790 and ran/walked 114.40 miles in 20 hours, 36 minutes, and 24 seconds during the 2017 Illinois Marathon race weekend in April.
A Mysterious Discharge on the Middle Fork
April 27, 2017 | Blog Post
University and middle school students were canoeing on the Middle Fork this week on an educational field trip when they noticed something that seemed out of place. One of the small tributaries to the Middle Fork was flowing faster than any of the canoers had seen before, and it was flowing thick with milky white sediment. Upstream of this tributary, the water was perfectly clear, but downstream, the entire Middle Fork was cloudy and opaque.
RiverWeb News April 21, 2017
Read our RiverWeb News for April 21, 2017 with stories on the PRN Spring Newsletter, milkweed as the state wildflower and more.
