Attendance was high at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s public hearing April 12th on the proposed renewal of the Industry Mine’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water discharge permit. With over 40 people in attendance and more than a dozen taking the stand to provide comments, the message to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) was […]
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Prairie River Notes – Spring 2011 Newsletter
View Prairie River Notes – Spring 2011 Newsletter with the following articles. Innovative Paths to Cleaner Water: Prairie Rivers Network Uses Clean Water Law to Help Communities Reduce Pollution Greetings from Glynnis An Open Letter to Prairie Rivers Network Staff and Members: From Member Carol Wock Prairie Rivers Network Supports Bill to Make Factory Farms […]
Grassroots Groups Fight Coal Pollution
Larry Schraut, farmer, explaining his concerns about a new underground mine during our recent coal tour. This winter’s frigid weather may have kept people indoors, but it didn’t stop citizen groups across Illinois fighting coal pollution from working hard to protect their water, land and communities. Stand Up To Coal, Vermilion County www.standuptocoal.org On March […]
ACTION ALERT: Public Hearing for Industry Strip Mine’s Water Discharge Permit
Click image to download flyer. On Tuesday, April 12th the public will have an opportunity to speak out to protect clean water from coal pollution. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing on the pending renewal of the Industry Mine’s NPDES water discharge permit. Located near Industry in McDonough and Schuyler Counties, […]
Heartland Coalfield Alliance Unites Groups Working to Move Beyond Coal
In December 2010, Prairie Rivers Network convened representatives from several citizen-led groups who are working to protect their land, water and communities from the ravages of coal mining, and invited legal and scientific experts to strategize as part of a two-day “coal summit.” On the first day, environmental advocates and citizens developed strategies to improve […]
