One of the goals of Prairie Rivers Network is to improve the health of Illinois’ rural rivers by reducing farm chemical pollution. The documentary Troubled Waters does a nice job of describing the issue. Thanks to the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center for publicly screening this film on Tuesday, October 22! Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story […]
Pollution
Court-Ordered Coal Ash Protections to Benefit Illinois Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2013 Court-Ordered Coal Ash Protections to Benefit Illinois Communities Federal Court Orders EPA to Move Forward on Coal Ash Rules Washington, D.C. – A federal judge agreed with environmental and public health groups that the Environmental Protection Agency needs to set federal regulations for the safe and proper disposal of toxic coal […]
Court Ruling Forces EPA Action on Mississippi River Pollution
Action would also fight harmful algae blooms in Illinois lakes and rivers The U.S. District Court in Eastern Louisiana ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to decide within 180 days whether it will require new limits on the nutrient pollution that is causing the growth of dangerous algae in the waters of Illinois and the […]
Press Release: Peoria Group Calls for Protection of Illinois River from Toxic Coal Pollution
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 […]
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 […]
