Thank you to all of you who attended our 13th Annual Dinner in October. The chance to gather with like-minded river friends, old and new, is one of the highlights of the year for our staff and board members. Please visit our flickr site for more pictures of our staff, board of directors, members and […]
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House Continues War on Clean Air and Water
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Weighs In In an editorial published in last Friday’s Los Angeles Times, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lisa Jackson called on U.S. Representatives to stop their unrelenting assault on our nation’s landmark environmental laws, including “an unprecedented rollback of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and our nation’s waste-disposal laws, […]
Prairie River Notes – Summer 2011 Newsletter
View Prairie River Notes – Summer 2011 Newsletter with the following articles. A Troubled History of Mississippi River Management Greetings from Glynnis Prairie Rivers Network Annual Dinner – Oct 14th Flooding Problems Best Solved with Nature Protection Sangamon River Wetlands Saved You’re Invited to Bag It Movie Preserving Wildlife Habitat for the Protection of Illinois Rivers […]
Illinois at Risk from Coal Ash Pollution
New Report Released Today Listen to audio of the press conference. In a new report released today titled “Illinois at Risk: Lax Safeguards and No Enforcement Endanger the Water, Air & Lives of Residents Near State’s Numerous Coal Ash Dumps” Prairie Rivers Network and the Environmental Integrity Project document new groundwater data and profiles of […]
Calling for River Steward Award Nominations
Do you know a volunteer who is working hard to protect the state’s rivers and streams? Kathy Andria Accepting 2010 River Steward Award Help celebrate and elevate their important work by nominating them for our 7th annual River Steward Award. Deadline is September 9, 2011. It is time once again to celebrate and elevate the […]
