FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2013 After 30 Years of Inaction, EPA Finally Proposes Plans for Power Plant Water Pollution Includes options protecting waters from toxic pollution as well as weaker standards that maintain the status quo Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a number of regulatory options late last Friday night, known […]
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In the News: Prairie Rivers Network members have LTEs published
Rudy Habben of Peoria Heights and Bruce Semans of Rochester both had Letters to the Editor published in their local papers recently. The letters encouraged everyone to conserve water, especially considering the droughts of last summer. In the yard, we can all do our part by planting native plants and maybe even a rain garden. […]
Ameren sued in federal court for more than 1,000 violations of Clean Air Act
More than 1,000 violations of the Clean Air Act were found at the outdated Ameren E.D. Edwards coal-fired power plant in Bartonville, IL. The data showing these opacity violations was collected by Ameren at its own facilities. Opacity is one way of measuring particle pollution. This lawsuit was brought by the Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance, […]
Homer Rejects Selling Raw Water to Coal Mine
An update—and a good one—to our last post on Sunrise Coal’s proposed mine: In a clear victory for the Salt Fork River, Homer village trustees voted 5-0 to decline selling huge volumes of raw water for washing coal to Sunrise Coal’s proposed “Bulldog” mine. While Sunrise and its parent company Hallador Energy may continue to […]
Take action: Support dam removal on the Vermilion River
On April 30th, the City of Danville will hold an informational open house regarding the proposed removal of two low-head dams in the Vermilion River system. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will present removal alternatives from their most recent planning study, and also discuss how removal will benefit fish populations. Following the presentations, representatives from […]
