The Illinois Pollution Control Board has agreed with Prairie Rivers Network, the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and The Sierra Club that Industry Mine violated its permit more than 600 times! The Industry Coal Mine in McDonough and Schuyler Counties has been getting away with polluting local waterways for years. But on November 16, 2012, […]
Clean Water Act
Take Action: Protect the Illinois River from More Mercury Pollution
Prairie Rivers Network and partners call on the Pollution Control Board to keep mercury out of the Illinois River. On October 18th, Prairie Rivers Network joined with the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council to appeal the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA) decision to allow Dynegy’s Havana Generating Station […]
Celebrate the Clean Water Act’s 40th Birthday, October 18, 2012
We reflect on the importance of the Clean Water Act on its 40th anniversary. This week, Prairie Rivers Network is celebrating the Clean Water Act, the law that provides the foundation for much of our work to protect Illinois’ waters for people, fish, and wildlife. We will also pause to critically reflect on how the […]
Dual Legal Actions to Reduce Pollution That Fouls Illinois Water and Fuels Gulf Dead Zone
By Glynnis Collins & Kim Knowles This March, Prairie Rivers Network joined our Mississippi River Collaborative partners in launching two lawsuits against US EPA for their failure to regulate nutrient pollution. Too many nutrients – a problem Most people know that nitrogen and phosphorus are important nutrients for plants and animals. At high levels in […]
Proposed New Strip Mine Threatens Drinking Water
Illinois EPA Proposes to Allow Serial Polluter to Operate New Coal Strip Mine Upstream of Canton Lake Help residents protect their drinking water and ask state regulators to do their jobs – sign the petition now! Residents in Canton are worried about their drinking water. Unfortunately, they have good reason to be. Canton Lake, Copperas Creek, […]
