Protect Illinois Families and Public Spaces from Harmful Pesticides
March 4, 2025 | Action Alert
Illinois families, children, and ecosystems face increasing risks from pesticide exposure. Toxic chemicals drift away from their application sites risking exposure to children outdoors at schools, parks, and neighborhoods…
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Act Now to support a renewable energy future for all of Illinois!
March 4, 2025 | Action Alert Take action and ask your state legislators to cosponsor the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act and the Solar Bill of Rights.
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Protect Your Right to Recreate On Illinois’ Rivers!
February 27, 2025 | Action Alert
Your right to kayak, canoe, and enjoy Illinois’ rivers is at risk – but you can help protect it today!
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Illinois must act now to protect ratepayers, our power grid, and our climate!
February 25, 2025 | Action Alert Across the country, ratepayers, our power grid, and our climate are facing unprecedented threats…
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Take Action: Tell the EPA to Protect Our Communities from Toxic Pesticides!
February 13, 2025 | Action Alert
We only have until February 20 to stop a dangerous plan that would block state and local pesticide laws…
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Cupid Goes Green: Valentine’s Ideas Mother Earth Will Love
February 6, 2024 | Blog post
Today, we’re exploring how to keep the romance blooming while helping our planet flourish. Because let’s face it – true love should last forever, and so should our environment.
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Urgent: Protect Illinois’ Clean Energy & Climate Resiliency Funding
February 4, 2024 | Action Alert
Take action to help preserve federal funding and programs for clean water, clean energy, and community resiliency!
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Gardening Goals for the New Year
January 30, 2024 | Blog post
As we settle into 2025, setting thoughtful gardening goals can transform your outdoor space from a source of occasional weekend work into a thriving ecosystem that brings joy and purpose throughout the year.
Will Naperville, St. Charles, and Winnetka “Say No to Coal”?
January 27, 2024 | Blog post
It’s a question gaining momentum across Illinois: will communities like Naperville, St. Charles, and Winnetka lead the charge toward a coal-free future?
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Protect Water. Heal Land. Inspire Change.
Using the creative power of science, law, and collective action, we protect and restore our rivers, return healthy soils and diverse wildlife to our lands, and transform how we care for the earth and for each other.
Planet Earth is in a state of crisis in its ability to sustain human flourishing and the full diversity of life. Over the past several years, there has been an unprecedented war on environmental protection at the federal level. Meanwhile, Illinois agencies charged with protecting land, waters, and wildlife have suffered major declines in budget, staff, and effectiveness. PRN’s mission and programs confront many of the root causes of environmental degradation in our state while addressing the sources and impacts of climate change.