June 11, 2024 | Action Alert
In Illinois, coal company bankruptcies and water quality problems are preventing the proper reclamation of thousands of acres of coal mine lands…
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Zombie Coal Mines – A Looming Threat
May 16, 2024 | Blog Post
Less than 30 miles south of Champaign, rust orange water flows in the roadside ditch along U.S. Route 36. This polluted, acidic water is flowing off an unreclaimed “Zombie Coal Mine…”
Expand Illinois’s Fight Against Climate Change!
April 29, 2024 | Action Alert
Can you send your Illinois legislators and the Governor a message in support of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Platform?
Reform Needed to Stop Zombie Mines
March 7, 2024 | Blog Post
Advocates from across coal-mining communities, including Prairie Rivers Network, released a new federal policy platform on February 15th, aimed at ensuring…
NRG’s coal ash extension denied
October 10, 2023 | Blog Post
The Illinois Pollution Control Board has denied NRG Energy’s attempt to delay legal proceedings on coal ash in Waukegan, a win for advocates!