Mountain communities in the heart of Appalachia are engaged in a high stakes fight to save their land, water and way of life from mountaintop removal coal mining. Join us on Wednesday, October 19th at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign YMCA at 7:30pm when Appalachian Voices comes to Champaign. Appalachian Voices is an award-winning, environmental […]
Coal
Critical Vote on Coal Ash Pollution — Updated
***UPDATE 10/14/2011*** This afternoon H.R. 2273 passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 267-144. Illinois Representatives who voted to take away EPA’s ability to implement commonsense safeguards to protect communities and their waters from coal ash pollution include: Rep. Peter Roskam (R. 6th) Rep. Joe Walsh (R. 8th) Rep. Robert Dold (R. 10th) […]
Coalfields to Clean Energy Student Tour
On Saturday October 1st, over 55 students from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, the University of Illinois Chicago, the University of Chicago, Depaul University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Loyola University, and the University of Iowa all boarded a bus to hear directly from community members and organizations in central Illinois’ […]
Spreading the Word on Toxic Coal Ash
Illinois press covering our new report on coal ash pollution As Prairie Rivers Network and partners distribute press releases, publish reports, and rally concerned citizens regarding the dangers of coal ash to our drinking water supplies and rivers, the press is taking notice and helping to spread the word around the state. Joliet residents demanding their Representatives […]
Press Release
REPORT: “DIRTY DOZEN” IN ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION BLOCKING PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGAINST “GRIM” TOXIC COAL ASH DUMP SITE POLLUTION ACROSS STATE EIP and PRN “Name Names” of 12 Illinois U.S. Representatives Siding With Coal Industry Over Constituents Impacted by 22 Coal Ash Pollution Sites – 2nd Largest Concentration in the U.S. CHICAGO, IL.///August 17, […]
