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Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. Happy 40th Anniversary to the Clean Water Act! On this day 40 years ago, the U.S. House and Senate overrode a presidential veto and passed the Clean Water Act. This momentous legislation gave our nation the ability to work toward cleaning up our rivers, streams, and lakes so that we can […]

Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you.  In this edition:  Illegal Dumping in the Green River Residents concerned about water demand from proposed coal mine Thank you EarthShare Illinois Happy Hour Friday, September 14 Illegal Dumping in the Green River Prairie Rivers Network has joined a federal lawsuit filed by the Quad Cities Waterkeeper […]

Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. In this edition:  Eagles return to the Middle Fork Ice Cream Social, August 25 Sunrise Coal’s Bulldog Mine Fish kill on Beaver Creek Last chance to nominate a River Hero Happy hour, blogposts, and news When habitat recovers, wildlife returns! Friend and photographer David Hale, who has lived […]

Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you.  In this edition:      Nominate your river super hero     Two Illinois wetlands receive international recognition     August 25: Ice Cream Social (with a sprinkle of environmental legislation)     Prairie River Notes: Summer newsletter     Recent prairierivers.org web posts     PRN in the news Nominate […]

Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. Victory! Factory Farms to Finally Pay Fees for EPA Enforcement On May 22, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Clean Water Funding Fairness Act (HB 5642), ending the livestock industry’s unique exemption from paying fees for their water pollution permits. Illinois’ 25,000 plus livestock operations produce over 10 million tons of […]