Update August 9, 2012: According to this Daily Journal story (pdf), “The Illinois EPA today asked Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office to take enforcement action against Hopkins Ridge Farms and others in connection with the fish kill in late July along 10 miles of Beaver Creek in northeastern Iroquois County.” “Hopkins Ridge is a 2,500-hog […]
Pollution
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 […]
Factory Farms: 2 steps in the right direction!
BY STACY JAMES Prairie Rivers Network works with partners across the state to reduce water pollution from factory farms. Livestock waste pollutes Illinois’ water with disease-causing bacteria, antibiotics, ammonia, nitrates and algae blooms. In the most egregious cases, streams turn brown with raw sewage that kills all wildlife inhabitants. Pollution happens when waste storage structures […]
Bag It: Plastics in the Environment
Guest Blog Post by Dr. Walt Kelly, Groundwater Geochemist Read Walt’s Blog: Water Quality, Focus on Illinois The award winning documentary Bag It will be shown at the Art Theater in downtown Champaign on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at 7 PM. I have seen the film and highly recommend it. It starts out as a critical […]
Victory for Chicago River!
New state rules finally require water to be clean enough for safe boating, fishing, and swimming It’s been a long process, but the work and wait was worth it for the growing number of people who are using Chicago Area Waterways such as the Chicago River for boating, fishing and swimming. On August 18th, the […]
