Coulterville residents need your support! ***** What: Illinois EPA Public Hearing on proposed NPDES Water Discharge Permit for Peabody Coulterville Mining, L.L.C.’s Gateway Mine Where: Sparta City Council Chambers, Sparta City Hall, 114 West Jackson Street, Sparta, Illinois 62286 When: Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Background: Notice of Public Hearing, Draft NPDES Permit […]
Action Alerts
Clean Water Funding Fairness Bill
Protect Clean Water from Factory Farms! Please contact your state Representative and state Senator immediately! Ask them to support the Clean Water Funding Fairness Bill (S.B. 1682 – Rep. Tryon) HOUSE VOTE MAY HAPPEN THURSDAY MAY 26, SENATE VOTE BY MAY 31! We need your help because Illinois Farm Bureau and the livestock assocations have been […]
Keep Mercury Pollution Out of Our Water: Public Hearing in Chicago on May 24th
Voice your support for stronger rules on air pollution from power plants After years of delays and court orders the EPA is making a strong stand for public health and wildlife, proposing new rules that would require large polluters to stop emitting mercury, arsenic, dioxins, and other air toxics from their smokestacks. Many of these pollutants, […]
ACTION ALERT: Public Hearing for Industry Strip Mine’s Water Discharge Permit
Click image to download flyer. On Tuesday, April 12th the public will have an opportunity to speak out to protect clean water from coal pollution. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing on the pending renewal of the Industry Mine’s NPDES water discharge permit. Located near Industry in McDonough and Schuyler Counties, […]
Action Alert: Factory Farm Bill Needs Your Voice TODAY
We need your help today to pass a bill that will strengthen oversight of factory farms in Illinois ! Dairy cows inside a factory farm Prairie Rivers Network, Environment Illinois, and Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water are supporting a bill to establish a fee for water pollution permits issued to factory farms. Factory […]