Press Releases Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/press/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png Press Releases Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/press/ 32 32 114651131 Announcing Saline Shines, an Energy Savings Outreach Program in Saline County https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/03/announcing-saline-shines-an-energy-savings-outreach-program-in-saline-county/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:08:14 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48376 March 11, 2026 | Press Release
Residents and businesses in Saline County now have a new opportunity to learn more about saving money on electricity.

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]]> 48376 Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Introduces the POWER Act to Protect Ratepayers from Data Center Impacts https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/02/illinois-clean-jobs-coalition-introduces-the-power-act-to-protect-ratepayers-from-data-center-impacts/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:51:14 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48169 February 12, 2026 | Press Release
Advocates and legislators touted data center legislation to keep rates from skyrocketing, protect water, and prevent pollution at a press conference in Champaign.

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]]> 48169 EPA’s Analysis Shows 94.6% of Illinois Wetlands at Risk https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/01/epas-analysis-shows-94-6-of-illinois-wetlands-at-risk/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:42:47 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48049 January 8, 2026 | Press Release
Forty-two organizations sign on in support of Prairie Rivers Network's public comments.

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]]> 48049 Coal Community Groups Urge Congress to Reject Proposed Raid of Abandoned Coal Mine Clean-up Fund https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2026/01/coal-community-groups-urge-congress-to-reject-proposed-raid-of-abandoned-coal-mine-clean-up-fund/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:16:19 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48043 January 6, 2026 | Press Release
The House Appropriations Committee released an updated “minibus” appropriations bill with bipartisan support that includes a proposal to withdraw $500 million...

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]]> 48043 PRN and Sierra Club Illinois File Lawsuit Challenging IL Coal Mining Expansion https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2025/12/prn-and-sierra-club-illinois-file-lawsuit-challenging-il-coal-mining-expansion/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=48016 December 18, 2025 | Press Release
Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club Illinois are suing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federally owned public power provider, to block the federal government from a massive expansion of coal mining in Illinois. 

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