FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Contact: Joyce Blumenshine, Sierra Club Heart of Illinois Group, joblumen@yahoo.com, (309) 678-1011 Traci Barkley, Prairie Rivers Network, tbarkley@prairierivers.org, (217) 621-3013 Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance Urges Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to Protect the Illinois River Public Hearing Held on Water Pollution Discharged by Ameren’s E.D. Edwards Coal Plant […]
Pollution
Citizens to EPA: Clean Up Our Water!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citizens to EPA: Clean Up Our Water! Hundreds attend limited public hearing on power plant water pollution Washington, D.C. – On April 22, after more than 30 years of delay, the EPA proposed a new rule under the federal Clean Water Act that contains a variety of options for cleaning up toxic […]
Murdock mine renewal should be denied
On May 20, Prairie Rivers Network and Murdock-area residents attended a public hearing to request that IEPA deny the permit renewal for the Murdock mine, where the land is being reclaimed to a natural state. Alpena Vision Resources, the owner of the mine, says the mine needs the renewal to market the fine coal refuse on the […]
Public Hearing over Murdock mine renewal on Monday
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 […]
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 […]
