Join in the excitement of the Illinois Marathon! Prairie Rivers Network is hosting a water station at mile 23 of the Illinois marathon. We’re looking for volunteers to join staff and members of our board of directors in handing out water and cheering the marathoners on to the finish line. If you can commit to […]
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Help Protect the Shawnee National Forest from a Strip Mine
THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU Local residents and river enthusiasts from across the country recently spoke up for the Shawnee National Forest by submitting thousands of comments urging the Forest Service not to let Peabody Coal turn part of the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois into a strip mine. According […]
Dual Legal Actions to Reduce Pollution That Fouls Illinois Water and Fuels Gulf Dead Zone
By Glynnis Collins & Kim Knowles This March, Prairie Rivers Network joined our Mississippi River Collaborative partners in launching two lawsuits against US EPA for their failure to regulate nutrient pollution. Too many nutrients – a problem Most people know that nitrogen and phosphorus are important nutrients for plants and animals. At high levels in […]
Prairie Rivers Network & Community Groups File Lawsuit for Federal Coal Ash Protections
Today Prairie Rivers Network joined with national partners, Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity Project, Physicians for Social Responsibility and other state-based environmental protection organizations in filing a lawsuit to finalize national standards for coal ash disposal. This is critical for Illinois because while our state generates 4.4 million tons of coal ash every year, and imports coal […]
Prairie River Notes – Winter/Spring 2012 Newsletter
Read Prairie River Notes – Winter/Spring 2012 Newsletter featuring the following articles: Dual Legal Actions to Reduce Pollution that Fouls Illinois Water and Fuels Gulf Dead Zone Standing Up for Science Education It All Started with Crawdads and Turtles Help Protect the Shawnee National Forest from a Strip Mine Board of Directors Update Study Shines […]
