In a backroom deal, Prairie State Generating Company and the Washington County Board met behind closed doors and emerged with an amendment to an ordinance that grants the company permission to build a 720-acre coal ash landfill near Marissa, IL. This is a clear reversal of the coal company’s statement to the Washington County Board […]
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Upcoming Stakeholder Meeting on Sunrise “Bulldog” Coal Mine
Homer residents, farmers, and Salt Fork River enthusiasts are gearing up for the upcoming Village of Homer Water Committee meeting on July 30. At this public meeting, the Village of Homer will consider whether to sell the community’s water to the Sunrise Coal’s proposed “Bulldog” mine.
Schuyler county residents oppose mine proposed by bad actors
At a public hearing on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 local residents spoke out against a new mine planned for Schuyler County. The Littleton mine, if allowed, would impact more than 700 acres of farmland and forest, and ultimately rivers and streams in the Illinois River Watershed. The mining company, Grindstone Management, is an affiliate of the […]
Durbin moved to block dumping: LTE by Traci Barkley
Senator Dick Durbin came to the rescue of Illinois’ residents when he worked to pull a dangerous provision out of the federal transportation bill that would have allowed the continued dumping of coal ash. In this Letter to the Editor, Traci Barkley, Water Resources Scientist at Prairie Rivers Network, applauds Senator Durbin and asks him […]
Video Release: Questions for Sunrise Coal
Today Prairie Rivers Network and our partners Stand Up to Coal, Salt Fork Friends, and the Salt Fork River Runners released the video “Questions for Sunrise Coal.” In the video, concerned rural residents, farmers, and villagers ask what will happen if Sunrise Coal moves forward with their proposal to open a coal mine in Vermilion […]
