September 18, 2026 | Blog Post
On September 15, 2026, Prairie Rivers Network and our partners at the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA.
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As Illinois EPA Delays Removal of Toxic Coal Ash, Erosion Passes Critical ‘Trigger Point’ Along Middle Fork
August 11, 2026 | Press Release
Four years later, coal ash removal plan still awaits Illinois EPA approval
New Report: Illinois’ Coal to Solar Program Fell Short of Its Own Goals, Offers Lessons for What Comes Next
August 5, 2026 | Press Release
Five years after Illinois created the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative, a new report finds the program built only three of the solar projects it set out to support and none of its proposed stand-alone battery storage projects.
Recording Stories of Activism, Community, and Coal in Illinois
June 30, 2026 | Blog Post
Prairie Rivers Network has been a proud part of the Listening Project for a year, helping to ground the project in history and science, establish connections, and record oral histories in coal communities across the state…
Community advocates celebrate legislation to ensure coal mine cleanup
May 28, 2026 | Press Release
“Zombie mines”—non-producing, unreclaimed, modern era coal mines—are scattered across the US. Three new bills have been introduced to help clean them up.
