November 16 UPDATE: Prairie Rivers Network just wrapped up an intense schedule of hearings on IEPA’s proposed rule for livestock operations factory farms. Overall, the hearings went well and we were able to convey that livestock operations should be more stringently regulated because of negative impacts on Illinois streams and rural residents. Our priorities for […]
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Celebrate the Clean Water Act’s 40th Birthday, October 18, 2012
We reflect on the importance of the Clean Water Act on its 40th anniversary. This week, Prairie Rivers Network is celebrating the Clean Water Act, the law that provides the foundation for much of our work to protect Illinois’ waters for people, fish, and wildlife. We will also pause to critically reflect on how the […]
October RiverWeb E-news
Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. Happy 40th Anniversary to the Clean Water Act! On this day 40 years ago, the U.S. House and Senate overrode a presidential veto and passed the Clean Water Act. This momentous legislation gave our nation the ability to work toward cleaning up our rivers, streams, and lakes so that we can […]
Illinois Attorney General Files Enforcement Case Against Murdock Mine
For the past two years, Prairie Rivers Network has worked with residents to document the pollution and foul conditions created by waste landfilling (under the guise of “reclamation”) at the Murdock Mine, in Douglas County, Illinois. We have conducted extensive water sampling and photo documentation, and have collected resident testimonials to help bring this community’s […]
Toxic Coal Ash Pollution: Groups File Legal Action Against Midwest Generation for Water Pollution, Dumping Violations at Four Power Stations
Illegal Pollution at Midwest Generation’s Joliet 29, Powerton, Waukegan, IL and Will County Power Plant Coal Ash Dumps CHICAGO, IL AND WASHINGTON, D.C. October 3, 2012 The Illinois Pollution Control Board was notified of a legal complaint filed today against Midwest Generation for violations of Illinois state solid waste and groundwater laws at four […]
