Legislation Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/legislation/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:58:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png Legislation Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/legislation/ 32 32 114651131 Watt’s Up With Data Centers? Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/03/watts-up-with-data-centers-community-strategies-for-responding-to-data-center-development/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:33:29 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48381 March 13, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 3 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development” covered environmental justice community concerns about data centers, and gave insight into new research on data center energy demand.

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]]> 48381 Watt’s Up with Data Centers? Community and Utility Perspectives https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/02/watts-up-with-data-centers-community-and-utility-perspectives/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:24:28 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48177 February 19, 2026 | Blog Post
Part 2 of the Watt’s Up with Data Centers series, “Community and Utility Perspectives” covered community leaders’ and utilities’ perspectives on large scale data center projects.

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]]> 48177 Land and Water Conservation Fund expires, yet we remain hopeful https://prairierivers.org/uncategorized/2018/10/land-and-water-conservation-fund-expires-yet-we-remain-hopeful/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:35:00 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=31710 October 3, 2018 | Blog Post
This past weekend saw the expiration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, yet there is still reason for optimism in the strong bipartisan support for reauthorization.

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]]> 31710 WIIN passes, and the future of coal ash is unclear. https://prairierivers.org/uncategorized/2016/12/wiin-passes-future-coal-ash-unclear/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:13:59 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=27939 Regulation of Illinois’ coal ash may now fall solely in Illinois EPA’s hands. This weekend, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) passed the U.S. House and Senate, and is now awaiting a signature. This bill provides investments into water infrastructure across the country, including funding to address the Flint water crisis, but […]

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]]> 27939 Clean Energy Jobs for Illinois! https://prairierivers.org/uncategorized/2016/12/clean-energy-jobs-illinois/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:46 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=27816 Thanks to all our supporters who called Senator Bennett in support of this bill. On Wednesday December 7th, Governor Rauner signed the Future Energy Jobs Bill. The bill is an important victory for renewables and energy efficiency in Illinois, and it paves the way for a future in Illinois where our rivers are healthier and […]

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