Join in the excitement of the Illinois Marathon! Prairie Rivers Network is hosting a water station at mile 23 of the Illinois marathon. We’re looking for volunteers to join staff and members of our board of directors in handing out water and cheering the marathoners on to the finish line. If you can commit to […]
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Run for your Rivers
If you’ve ever thought about participating in one of the Illinois Marathon races (5K, 10K, half or full marathon, or 5K walk), 2012 is your year! Prairie Rivers Network is fielding a charity running team. Just sign up through our website and raise money on behalf of Illinois’ rivers and streams. Whatever your level, there […]
Public Hearing: Close Dynegy’s High Hazard Coal Ash Dumps in Havana!
Ask Illinois EPA and Dynegy’s Havana Power Plant for responsible coal ash disposal and closure of high hazard ash ponds. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has tentatively decided to reissue a permit to Dynegy’s Havana Power Plant that would allow additional mercury and other harmful pollution found in coal ash to be discharged into the […]
Keep Mercury Pollution Out of Our Water: Public Hearing in Chicago on May 24th
Voice your support for stronger rules on air pollution from power plants After years of delays and court orders the EPA is making a strong stand for public health and wildlife, proposing new rules that would require large polluters to stop emitting mercury, arsenic, dioxins, and other air toxics from their smokestacks. Many of these pollutants, […]
