FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday June 4, 2013 Local Groups Appeal Illinois Coal Mine’s Operating Permit After More than 600 Permit Violations on Record Citizens Lead Renewed Effort to Protect Freshwater Resources From Coal Mine Pollution Click here to view permit appeal CHICAGO – This week, Prairie Rivers Network, the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club […]
Press Releases
Press Release: Canton Residents Call on Governor Quinn to Halt Renewal of Strip Mine Permit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24th, 2013 Canton Residents Call on Governor Quinn to Halt Renewal of Strip Mine Permit that Threatens Drinking Water Supply Illinois Department of Natural Resources is Side-Stepping Public Participation and Ignoring Administrative Decision with Plan to Renew “Denied” Mine Permit Canton, IL – At a public hearing in Canton on Wednesday […]
After 30 Years of Inaction, EPA Finally Proposes Plans for Power Plant Water Pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2013 After 30 Years of Inaction, EPA Finally Proposes Plans for Power Plant Water Pollution Includes options protecting waters from toxic pollution as well as weaker standards that maintain the status quo Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a number of regulatory options late last Friday night, known […]
Study shows cost savings from allowing rivers to be rivers, not barge highways
On April 15th and 16th in Chicago, Illinois, the America’s WETLAND Foundation – a non-profit working with industry and other NGO’s to restore wetlands on the Gulf Coast – will hold a conference with Governor Quinn on maintaining waterway commerce on the Mississippi River. The Chicago location makes this event an ideal occasion for Governor […]
Homer Village Board rejects contract to sell water to coal mine
Vote is a stunning victory for local residents, farmers, and clean water advocates Homer, IL – After nearly one year of deliberation, resident organizing, and public meetings, the Homer Village Board voted to reject a contract to provide treated water and sewer services to Sunrise Coal LLC’s proposed Bulldog coal mine. Residents seeking to protect […]
