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 […]
Pollution
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 […]
Residents Ask I.E.P.A. to Deny Water Permit for Prairie State Power Plant
Coal ash landfill, water pollution, and nuisance dust top list of concerns Marissa, Il. – At an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency public hearing in Marissa on Thursday, local residents and environmental advocates called on the Agency to deny the permit to discharge water pollution for the Prairie State coal fired power plant in Washington County. […]
Press Release: Conservation Groups File Lawsuit To Protect Starved Rock State Park
Suit Asserts Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Mines and Minerals Failed to Comply with Legal Requirements in Permit Review Process Springfield, IL – On December 12th, the Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network, and Openlands filed a complaint in Circuit Court in Springfield, Illinois demanding judicial review of a massive open pit silica sand […]
Press Release: Illinois DNR Grants Permit To Controversial Starved Rock Open Pit Mine
Park Advocates Vow To Continue Fight to Protect “One of Illinois’ Most Special Places” The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Mines and Minerals (IDNR – OMM) has given the go-ahead to a controversial open pit mine next to Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County, despite objections from local residents and thousands of […]