The winning essay from Prairie Rivers Network’s “Our Upper Mississippi River: Connection, Inspiration, Transformation” essay contest! By Rebecca Gearhart The gentle way that the Mississippi River flowed past my childhood home did not change much during the 1970s and 80s when I lived there, and its presence was a source of stability when everything else […]
Mississippi River
Your Tax Dollars and the Army Corps of Engineers
With spring’s longer and warmer days, many of us are getting out to enjoy Illinois’ multitude of diverse rivers and streams. These winding waterways are often the closest, perhaps the only, bit of natural landscape that many Illinois residents have for recreation and rejuvenation. A few of us might still be stuck inside, scrambling to finish our […]
Dual Legal Actions to Reduce Pollution That Fouls Illinois Water and Fuels Gulf Dead Zone
By Glynnis Collins & Kim Knowles This March, Prairie Rivers Network joined our Mississippi River Collaborative partners in launching two lawsuits against US EPA for their failure to regulate nutrient pollution. Too many nutrients – a problem Most people know that nitrogen and phosphorus are important nutrients for plants and animals. At high levels in […]
Mississippi River Groups Hit EPA with Dual Legal Actions on Pollution that Fuels Gulf Dead Zone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2012 Mississippi River Groups Hit EPA with Dual Legal Actions on Pollution that Fuels Gulf Dead Zone (New Orleans, LA)— Today environmental groups challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) refusal to address a critical pollution problem it has acknowledged for decades. The two legal actions filed today seek action from […]
Press Release: Study Presents Options for Restoring Chicago River & Protecting Lake Michigan
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED: January 31, 2012 River, Lake Advocates Praise New Path Toward Better Flood Control, Cleaner Water, and Keeping Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes A highly-anticipated report released today clearly demonstrates that it is possible to separate the artificial connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins and prevent the transfer […]
