Well, Senator Mark Kirk is clearly no Jedi warrior. Last week he co-sponsored Senator John Barrasso’s dirty water bill, a bill that would kill EPA’s new Clean Water Rule. We love the Clean Water Rule, because it protects our smallest, yet most important streams and wetlands. These waters are currently providing drinking water for 1 […]
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Press Release: A Landmark for Clean Water
American Rivers * Clean Water Action * Environment America * Natural Resources Defense Council * League of Conservation Voters * Prairie Rivers Network * River Network * Sierra Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Kelly, 202.393.5449, mkelly@cleanwater.org Washington (August 28, 2015) – A coalition of conservation groups today said they are mobilizing their millions of members […]
Prairie River Notes – Summer 2015 Newsletter
Read Prairie Rivers Network’s Summer 2015 Newsletter, featuring articles on: On Flood and Fire New Madrid Levee Boondoggle Annual Dinner Redesigning Ag in Nature’s Image River Steward Award Nominations Board of Directors Update Vying for Fed Funds for Flooding New I ♥ Wildlife t-shirt
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New Madrid Levee Project is Harmful Boondoggle that Must Be Stopped
Prairie Rivers Network & partners seek EPA veto Down in the Missouri boot heel lies a huge expanse of wetlands where migratory birds seek rest and food, and where fish spawn and rear their young. By storing massive amounts of water during storms, the wetlands also protect the Illinois towns of Cairo and Olive Branch […]