October 9, 2026 | Blog Post
By Robert Hirschfeld, PRN’s Director of Water Policy | Published as a “My Turn” by the News Gazette
Pollution
Energy Siting and Policy: What Local Governments Need to Know
October 9, 2026 | Blog Post
As solar farms expand across the Illinois landscape, the importance of proper siting and planning has become a hot topic, prompting local leaders to ask: “What’s our role in all of this?”
Proposed data center in Mahomet, IL: What we’re doing, and what you can do
October 2, 2026 | Blog Post
Prairie Rivers Network has serious concerns about the prospect of a large data center developed by Clean Cloud Energy coming to the Village of Mahomet in Champaign County.
Five Things to Know About Illinois’ Landmark Clean Energy Law (CEJA) Five Years After it Passed!
September 18, 2026 | Blog Post
On September 15, 2026, Prairie Rivers Network and our partners at the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA.
Settlement Resolves Eight-Year Fight Over Pekin Ethanol Plant’s Illinois River Pollution
August 19, 2026 | Press Release
Alto Pekin (formerly Pacific Ethanol) must pay a $75,000 penalty and fund $125,000 in wetland restoration at Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge.
