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’ […]
Coal
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, […]
Illinois at Risk from Coal Ash Pollution
New Report Released Today Listen to audio of the press conference. In a new report released today titled “Illinois at Risk: Lax Safeguards and No Enforcement Endanger the Water, Air & Lives of Residents Near State’s Numerous Coal Ash Dumps” Prairie Rivers Network and the Environmental Integrity Project document new groundwater data and profiles of […]
