Suit Asserts Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Mines and Minerals Failed to Comply with Legal Requirements in Permit Review Process Springfield, IL – On December 12th, the Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network, and Openlands filed a complaint in Circuit Court in Springfield, Illinois demanding judicial review of a massive open pit silica sand […]
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Press Release: Principles to Shape Agricultural Pollution Plan
Prairie Rivers Network and other members of the Mississippi River Collaborative are keeping an eye on Minnesota’s plan to develop an agricultural water quality certification program. The program details are still being decided, but it appears it will be a voluntary program that certifies farmers are meeting water quality standards for their pollution discharges. In order […]
E-news: Goodbye Megadairy, Join us for Drinks,…
In this December 2012 E-news (pdf) edition: Want to know what we have been up to or have a question? VICTORY – Jo Daviess Megadairy Agrees to Call it Quits Prairie River Notes Winter Newsletter Recent Blog Posts at PrairieRivers.Org Thank You Annual Dinner Sponsors Not receiving E-news? Subscribe to RiverWeb to join our e-mail list today! […]
Annual Dinner Roundup
Thank you to all of you who attended our 14th Annual Dinner and 45th Anniversary celebration in October. The staff and board of directors had a wonderful time visiting with our members and celebrating the successes you made possible. Congratulations to our 2012 River Steward Brenda Dilts Each year we recognize and celebrates outstanding river […]
A Living Document: The US Constitution and Clean Water
Urbana, Illinois native and University of Illinois alumnus Dr. Richard Lazarus is distinguished among conservation advocates for the many environmental law cases he has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. As Prairie Rivers Network’s honored guest speaker for our 45th Anniversary Annual Dinner, Dr. Lazarus applauded the environmental protections achieved in the last forty years, protections that […]
