Alpena Vision Resources’ state mining permit for the Murdock Mine in Douglas County, IL is coming up for renewal, and Prairie Rivers Network has requested a public hearing. That public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, May 20th at the Little Hall on the Prairie on Second Street in Murdock. Murdock area residents […]
Pollution
Illinois to Write State Nutrient Reduction Strategy, but Will It Be Tough Enough?
Prairie Rivers Network recently attended the kickoff meeting of the Illinois State Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture announced they will be writing a state plan to reduce nutrient pollution. The plan is being written because Illinois is one of the leading contributors of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution that […]
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More than 1,000 violations of the Clean Air Act were found at the outdated Ameren E.D. Edwards coal-fired power plant in Bartonville, IL.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, […]
In the News: Illinois Attorney General files complaint against Ameren
The Illinois Attorney General filed a complaint on February 4, 2013 against Ameren for the improper disposal of coal ash at the Duck Creek Power Generating Station near Canton, IL. Traci Barkley, Water Resources Scientist at Prairie Rivers Network, was quoted in the Peoria Journal Star: We hope this will launch a full investigation by […]
Citizen group protects Canton Lake and nearby streams from coal mine
Congratulations to Canton Area Citizens for Environmental Issues (CACEI) and the Illinois Sierra Club for years of hard work dedicated to protecting Canton Lake from coal pollution. Canton Lake supplies clean drinking water for more than half of Fulton County’s residents, and the North Canton strip mine put this invaluable resource at risk. Fortunately, clean […]
