coal mining Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/priorities-tag/coal-mining/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:29:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.2 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png coal mining Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/priorities-tag/coal-mining/ 32 32 114651131 Prairie State Coal Plant https://prairierivers.org/priorities/prairie-state-coal-plant/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:27:38 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?post_type=priorities&p=48231 What we generally refer to as the “Prairie State Coal Plant” is officially known as the Prairie State Energy Campus, which includes a coal-fired power plant (1,600 MW) co-located with a coal mine in southwestern Illinois. The plant is the youngest and biggest coal plant in the state, and it emits more air pollution than […]

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]]> 48231 Coal Mining https://prairierivers.org/priorities/coal-mining/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:11:33 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?post_type=priorities&p=39214 Problem: Big Coal is a Threat to Our Land, Water, and Communities Despite Illinois’ big, recent climate wins, our state still has a strong relationship with coal. In communities across Illinois, active and unreclaimed coal mines still leak toxic pollution into rivers and groundwater and threaten the health and safety of communities. Even today, Illinois […]

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