June 5, 2012 Sunrise Coal seeks to keep Village of Homer public officials from talking to reporters. Homer, IL – Citizens seeking to protect their water resources from being wasted by coal mining activities learned that Sunrise has tried to prevent our elected officials from talking to the local press, thereby limiting citizens’ access to […]
Press Releases
Proposed Coal Mine Raises Questions About Drinking Water and Salt Fork River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5.10.2012 Stakeholders and Residents Invited to Public Meeting May 23rd, 7:00 pm at Homer Lake’s Salt Fork Center to Discuss Concerns Homer, IL – Representatives of Champaign and Vermilion county residents, including stakeholders along the Salt Fork of the Vermilion River, held a press conference today to highlight questions that have been […]
Press release: Illinois Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Biased Coal Curriculum in Schools
5.3.2012 For Immediate Release Statewide Alliance Calls for End to Subsidies and Misinformation Springfield – Supporters of the Heartland Coalfield Alliance, a statewide coalition of community and environmental organizations, held a rally outside the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today, calling on the Department to stop what the group calls a waste […]
Prairie Rivers Network & Community Groups File Lawsuit for Federal Coal Ash Protections
Today Prairie Rivers Network joined with national partners, Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity Project, Physicians for Social Responsibility and other state-based environmental protection organizations in filing a lawsuit to finalize national standards for coal ash disposal. This is critical for Illinois because while our state generates 4.4 million tons of coal ash every year, and imports coal […]
Mississippi River Groups Hit EPA with Dual Legal Actions on Pollution that Fuels Gulf Dead Zone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2012 Mississippi River Groups Hit EPA with Dual Legal Actions on Pollution that Fuels Gulf Dead Zone (New Orleans, LA)— Today environmental groups challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) refusal to address a critical pollution problem it has acknowledged for decades. The two legal actions filed today seek action from […]
