An update—and a good one—to our last post on Sunrise Coal’s proposed mine: In a clear victory for the Salt Fork River, Homer village trustees voted 5-0 to decline selling huge volumes of raw water for washing coal to Sunrise Coal’s proposed “Bulldog” mine. While Sunrise and its parent company Hallador Energy may continue to […]
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In the News: Ameren offers plan for Illinois coal ash ponds
Environmental advocates in Illinois welcome the idea of Ameren shutting down coal ash ponds and cleaning up the sites. But they’re wary of Ameren’s proposal to simply cap the ponds and allow the coal waste to remain in the ground, especially in light of data that shows the greatest risk of groundwater contamination years after […]
Homer Reverses Course, Sells Water to Coal Mine
Defeat stings; especially when snatched from the jaws of victory. On March 11th, 2013, Prairie Rivers Network and our friends at Stand Up To Coal were saddened that the Homer Village Board reversed its earlier decision, and voted to sell potable water and sewer services to Sunrise Coal – a subsidiary of Hallador Energy – […]
In the News: Illinois Attorney General files complaint against Ameren
The Illinois Attorney General filed a complaint on February 4, 2013 against Ameren for the improper disposal of coal ash at the Duck Creek Power Generating Station near Canton, IL. Traci Barkley, Water Resources Scientist at Prairie Rivers Network, was quoted in the Peoria Journal Star: We hope this will launch a full investigation by […]
Citizen group protects Canton Lake and nearby streams from coal mine
Congratulations to Canton Area Citizens for Environmental Issues (CACEI) and the Illinois Sierra Club for years of hard work dedicated to protecting Canton Lake from coal pollution. Canton Lake supplies clean drinking water for more than half of Fulton County’s residents, and the North Canton strip mine put this invaluable resource at risk. Fortunately, clean […]
