The 2026 Legislative Session in Springfield is in full swing, which means the staff here at Prairie Rivers Network are hard at work educating decision makers on the importance and urgent need to enact statewide safeguards—from threats of data centers and herbicide drift to wetlands protections (and more). Below you will find a list of […]
Clean Water
Data Centers
Data Centers in Illinois Data centers are surging into Illinois, and they pose unique challenges to our electric grid, our communities, and our water; their demand for an immense amount of 24/7/365 electricity has already wreaked havoc on our electric bills, and will continue to do so without policy action. Many existing data centers have […]
Nurtured in Nature
Nurtured in Nature is a transformative outdoor wellness program designed to close the nature gap in Illinois through outdoor engagements that foster connection, healing, and empowerment. The program is created for communities across Illinois including people who have most impacted by nature deprivation including those living in low income communities, rural communities, and Black, Indigenous, […]
Protect the Mahomet Aquifer
The Mahomet Aquifer is the lifeblood of Central Illinois, supplying clean drinking water to over 850,000 people, 100 communities, and countless farms and businesses. As a sole-source aquifer designated by the EPA, it is an irreplaceable natural resource. However, the aquifer faces a critical threat: pollution from carbon sequestration projects. Federal incentives like the 45Q […]
Clean Water Forever
Prairie Rivers Network’s Clean Water Forever campaign sounds the alarm about the emergency facing our rivers, lakes, and groundwater. Driven by unchecked pollution, particularly from industrial agriculture and legacy pollution from coal mining and decades of burning coal, Illinois faces a grave water crisis encompassing interwoven issues of water quality, quantity, equity, and access. With […]
