Suit Asserts Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Mines and Minerals Failed to Comply with Legal Requirements in Permit Review Process Springfield, IL – On December 12th, the Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network, and Openlands filed a complaint in Circuit Court in Springfield, Illinois demanding judicial review of a massive open pit silica sand […]
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Industry Mine Operators Say Hundreds of Violations Haven’t Harmed the Environment, Grindstone Creek
Prairie Rivers Network has been working with residents and partners including the La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership, Sierra Club and Environmental Law and Policy Center for years to bring Springfield Coal Company to justice for their flagrant noncompliance and resulting environmental damage and pollution. This company is also trying to open two new mines in […]
Factory Farms Breed Controversy
Stacy James, Water Resources Specialist at Prairie Rivers Network, was quoted in this Associated Press article about the various controversies surrounding factory farms or CAFOs (Confined Animal Feeding Operations). The article ran in both LancasterFarming.com (PDF) and the News-Gazette (PDF). Share this story!
Ladies: Let’s Talk Conservation
The Women, Food and Agriculture Network, with partners Prairie Rivers Network, American Farmland Trust, and Friends of the Big Bureau Creek Watershed, are sponsoring a conservation workshop for women land owners in Bureau, Lee and LaSalle Counties. This event offers a peer-to-peer, informal discussion format which allows women landowners or managers to talk about their […]
Concerns Over Proposed Mine are Growing
Concerns continue to grow over the proposed Sunrise “Bulldog” coal mine in Vermilion County. Water is among the top concerns: where the water will come from to wash the coal, and what will happen to the polluted water once it’s used in the mine. As part of the permit process to operate a mine, coal […]
