June 5, 2012 Sunrise Coal seeks to keep Village of Homer public officials from talking to reporters. Homer, IL – Citizens seeking to protect their water resources from being wasted by coal mining activities learned that Sunrise has tried to prevent our elected officials from talking to the local press, thereby limiting citizens’ access to […]
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Starved Rock State Park at Center of Illinois Frac Sand Fight
Access pdf of this story here. The proposed mine would be located directly across the road from the park. The sand from the mine will be used for natural gas “fracking,” a controversial process used to mine greater stores of natural gas. Prairie Rivers Network and others are concerned that noise and dust from the mine will […]
More Rain Gardens! Less Water Pollution
by Stacy James, Water Resources Scientist What is a rain garden? A rain garden is a shallow, vegetated landscaping feature that captures excess rainwater and puts it to work. As the rain garden bed is slightly below the level of the yard, the garden acts as a shallow dish that holds the water for a […]
Prairie Rivers Network Happy Hour
Please join staff, board, volunteers, and friends at Prairie Rivers Network’s Happy Hour When: Friday, June 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Where: Beer garden at Mike ‘N Molly’s (105 N. Market St. in Downtown Champaign) Everyone is welcome!
LTE: Coal Company’s Plan Threat to Environment
Scott Dossett of Urbana, IL wrote a Letter to the Editor to the News-Gazette raising questions about the proposed Sunrise coal mine in Vermilion and Champaign counties. Read his Letter to the Editor (PDF form) published in the News-Gazette on May 30, 2012. Share this story!
