Midwest Communities Rally for Climate Action at Chicago EPA Listening Session Friday, November 8, 2013Contact: Emily Rosenwasser, Emily.Rosenwasser@sierraclub.org, 312-251-1680 x119 CHICAGO – Today hundreds of residents from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin testified at the regional Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office in Chicago, calling on officials to enact the strongest possible limits on carbon pollution from […]
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Federal Judge Gives EPA 60 Days to Set Deadline for Coal Ash Regulations
EPA proposed first-ever federal regulations in 2010, little movement since then October 29, 2013 Washington, D.C. – A federal judge issued a memorandum today in a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to finalize federal coal ash regulations. The Court gave the EPA 60 days to “file a written submission with this Court setting […]
Prairie Rivers Network to Honor River Advocates at Annual Dinner
Media scholar Robert McChesney will be keynote speaker Prairie Rivers Network will honor Kevin Cummings and Suzanne Smith for their work in protecting and promoting the health of Illinois rivers and wildlife at its Annual Dinner on October 11. The event will be held at the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S First Street […]
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 […]
