New Report: Risks and Costs of Dynegy’s Coal-Fired Power Plants on Illinois...
Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance, Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network Highlight Path for Communities to Transition Away from Risky Coal View Full Report Here PEORIA - Today, the Central...
View ArticleTHANK YOU for protecting the Mahomet Aquifer
Your voice is being heard. THANK YOU to everyone who has been attending meetings to protect the Mahomet Aquifer from toxic pollution, including hazardous wastes dumped at the Clinton Landfill. Peoria...
View ArticleGet your “I ♥ Clean Water” t-shirt
We all ♥ Clean Water! Proclaim your love for clean water and LOOK GOOD by wearing the new Prairie Rivers Network t-shirt! Shirt choices: Men’s or unisex - dark grey shirt with crew neck Women’s -...
View ArticleIllinois Groups Call on Rep. John Shimkus to Address Failing Coal Ash Pits
CHAMPAIGN, IL – Today 18 environmental organizations and community groups representing hundreds of citizens in Illinois sent a letter to U.S. Representative John Shimkus urging the congressman to...
View ArticlePrairie River Notes — Summer 2014 Newsletter
Read Prairie Rivers Network’s Summer 2014 newsletter, featuring articles on: Support Clean Water – Tell U.S. EPA you support the “Waters of the U.S. Rule” Sunrise Coal – Not Buying It Run for Your...
View ArticleFrom Toledo to the Gulf, Inaction Leaves Water Polluted
Just days after half a million Toledo residents were advised their water was too toxic to drink or bathe in (New York Times story), scientists released the annual measurement of the Gulf of Mexico Dead...
View ArticleVideo: Potential Coal Ash Spill on Illinois’ only National Scenic River?
The Dynegy Vermilion coal-fired power plant closed in 2011, leaving behind three large ash pits containing millions of gallons of coal combustion waste laced with toxic heavy metals and carcinogens,...
View ArticleComment Now on Bulldog Mine Permit
After years of attempting to obtain a coal mining permit, Sunrise Coal’s application for the Bulldog Mine has been deemed “complete” by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). A “complete”...
View ArticleLTE: Water rules not a threat to farming
Published in the News-Gazette on September 19, 2014: There seems to be much confusion regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed rules regarding the Clean...
View ArticlePrairie Rivers Network Annual Dinner
Join river enthusiasts and Prairie Rivers Network’s staff and board members for good conversation, food, and fun at our Annual Dinner as we celebrate our rivers and streams. Where: I Hotel and...
View ArticlePrairie Rivers Network to Honor River Advocates at Annual Dinner
Prairie Rivers Network will honor Kevin Green, Pete Leki, and Joy Schmoll for their work in protecting and promoting the health of Illinois rivers and wildlife at its Annual Dinner on October 10. The...
View ArticleAnnual Dinner Round-up 2014
The Prairie Rivers Network staff and board of directors had a wonderful evening visiting with 300 members and friends at our Annual Dinner on October 10th. Pictures from the Annual Dinner View more,...
View ArticleStories Abound of Waterways Rescued by the Clean Water Act!
We often speak in general terms about how important the Clean Water Act is to keeping our public waters safe from pollution and destruction. A new report by our friends at Environment America gets up...
View ArticleA rural paradise lost
David Leifheit once lived on “a little slice of heaven” in Ogle County, about halfway between the churning metropolis of Chicago and the muddy waters of the Mississippi River, Illinois’ western border....
View ArticleIDOA approves factory farm over local objections
Save Our Sandy continues to fight this mega-hog operation. Despite local objections, another large hog operation has been approved for construction by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Local...
View ArticleState Strategy Falls Flat as Overload of Nutrients Harms Illinois Waters
CHAMPAIGN, IL — Yesterday’s release of the Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture importantly recognizes one of the state’s most...
View ArticleEarn Money for PRN While You Shop this Holiday Season
If you shop online using Amazon.com, you can shop at Smile.Amazon.com and .5% will be donated to Prairie Rivers Network. Smile.Amazon.com is just like shopping at Amazon.com. If you already have an...
View ArticlePollinator Panel
There’s been a lot of concern lately about our pollinator friends amidst reports of declining populations of bees and other beneficial insects. The loss of pollinators is of great concern because many...
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