Danville’s drinking water supply, Lake Vermilion, has too much atrazine. Atrazine is an herbicide that is applied to corn fields in the spring. Some of that atrazine makes its way into ditches and streams that ultimately flow into the lake. Consequently, there are times following application when the water treatment plant owned by Aqua Illinois […]
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Local Citizens Speak Out Against Coal Pollution
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 […]
In the News: Concerned Citizens Call on Vermilion County Board to Stand Up to Coal
Prairie Rivers Network provides technical support to local citizen groups who are working to protect clean water and land. One of these groups, Stand Up to Coal, organized a busload of citizens to attend yesterday’s Vermilion County Board meeting. They asked the board to adopt a resolution to oppose coal mining that would compromise the […]
In the News: The New York Times Reports on Prairie Rivers Network’s Work
The New York Times is reporting on our recent notice of intent to sue the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for violations of the Clean Water Act. Read the full NYT article here.
In the News: Coal Ash Regulations
Traci Barkley, water resources scientist with Prairie Rivers Network, was recently quoted in an article on coal ash regulation on The Southern.com. She states that: the issue of coal ash regulation has been flying under the radar for a number of years and it’s time a uniform standard of regulations are set…
