Defeat stings; especially when snatched from the jaws of victory. On March 11th, 2013, Prairie Rivers Network and our friends at Stand Up To Coal were saddened that the Homer Village Board reversed its earlier decision, and voted to sell potable water and sewer services to Sunrise Coal – a subsidiary of Hallador Energy – […]
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The Vermilion River: Embracing the Future
Join us for six lightning talks and an open discussion on the future of the Vermilion River system: Vermilion River at a Crossroads – Sue Smith, Salt Fork River Partners Fish Diversity in the Vermilion River – Trent Thomas, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Native Mussel Re-introduction – Jeremy Tiemann, Illinois Natural History Survey Danville […]
Starved Rock update: Public hearing tonight on sand shipping facility
Last month, we were supremely disappointed in Illinois EPA’s decision to grant a permit that will allow Mississippi Sand, LLC to discharge up to 5-million gallons per day of stormwater and pumpage from a sand pit directly adjacent to Starved Rock State Park. Even after citizens and environmental groups expressed concerns about impacts to on-site […]
In the News: Illinois Attorney General files complaint against Ameren
The Illinois Attorney General filed a complaint on February 4, 2013 against Ameren for the improper disposal of coal ash at the Duck Creek Power Generating Station near Canton, IL. Traci Barkley, Water Resources Scientist at Prairie Rivers Network, was quoted in the Peoria Journal Star: We hope this will launch a full investigation by […]
Citizen group protects Canton Lake and nearby streams from coal mine
Congratulations to Canton Area Citizens for Environmental Issues (CACEI) and the Illinois Sierra Club for years of hard work dedicated to protecting Canton Lake from coal pollution. Canton Lake supplies clean drinking water for more than half of Fulton County’s residents, and the North Canton strip mine put this invaluable resource at risk. Fortunately, clean […]
