Local Residents’ Appeal Stops Peabody Energy From Destroying Woods, Polluting Water For Immediate Release Wednesday January 15, 2014 HARRISBURG, Ill. – The Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network and local citizens’ group Justice for Rocky Branch are applauding an emergency action by the U.S. Office of Surface Mining (OSM) to halt illegal logging and land clearing […]
Press Releases
Study: Physical Barrier Most Effective Way to Stop Invasive Species from Ravaging Great Lakes, Mississippi River
For Immediate Release: January 7, 2014 Study: Physical Barrier Most Effective Way to Stop Invasive Species from Ravaging Great Lakes, Mississippi River CHICAGO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has identified physically separating the Mississippi River and Great Lakes watersheds as the most effective way to prevent aquatic invasive species like Asian carp from […]
Illinois Residents Call for Strong Carbon Pollution Limits From Existing Power Plants
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 […]
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 […]
