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- Coal Ash Landfills Pose Problems Near Joliet, NationallyDecember 14 2012LOCKPORT, ILL. – More than 20 years ago, Ellen Rendulich…
- Stewardship Practices Key to Reducing Pollution in Central Illinois LakesOctober 18 2012A severe heat wave and drought had caused trees to prematurely…
- Chicago River After the Battle: Two Small Projects Help in Big WaysOctober 18 2012Even on a sweltering humid July afternoon, a cluster of…
- Fox River Provides Drinking Water, Recreation Despite Runoff ProblemsOctober 18 2012On their 22nd anniversary, Jean Evans and Jerry Lane drove 30…
- Water Conservation is Hot in McHenry CountyOctober 18 2012“Chickens don’t mind if the water is a little on the…
- Mine Operators Argue That Hundreds of Permit Violations Have Not Harmed Our EnvironmentOctober 17 2012UPDATE (6/5/2013): ELPC and Allies Appeal Illinois Coal…
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Tri-States Public Radio: Illinois Approves Adams County Hog Farm
Posted Jun 12, 2013
The Illinois Department of Agriculture has approved a proposed hog confinement in Adams County, after adding additional environmental protections. Those added protections are due to the fact that the 5,000 hog facility will be built a geological formation called karst. In karst, the bedrock contains holes which make it easier for water to infiltrate from the surface, meaning hog-waste could contaminate drinking water. Water Resource Scientist Stacy James with the Prairie Rivers Network said... Read More »
Posted Jun 12, 2013
The Illinois Department of Agriculture has approved a proposed hog confinement in Adams County, after adding additional environmental protections. Those added protections are due to the fact that the 5,000 hog facility will be built a geological formation called karst. In karst, the bedrock contains holes which make it easier for water to infiltrate from the surface, meaning hog-waste could contaminate drinking water. Water Resource Scientist Stacy James with the Prairie Rivers Network said... Read More »
CropLife: Central Illinois Farms Featured In National Conservation Tour
Posted Jun 12, 2013
Several farmers and other agriculture professionals in Livingston County, IL, will soon be in the national spotlight. The Conservation Technology Information Center's (CTIC) 2013 Conservation in Action Tour will take place July 9-10 at several sites around the county. This year's tour brings together agriculture leaders, such as farmers, crop advisers, regulators and lawmakers, from across the country to learn and share conservation practices. The tour emphasizes finding real-world solutions... Read More »
Posted Jun 12, 2013
Several farmers and other agriculture professionals in Livingston County, IL, will soon be in the national spotlight. The Conservation Technology Information Center's (CTIC) 2013 Conservation in Action Tour will take place July 9-10 at several sites around the county. This year's tour brings together agriculture leaders, such as farmers, crop advisers, regulators and lawmakers, from across the country to learn and share conservation practices. The tour emphasizes finding real-world solutions... Read More »
Press Release: Local Groups Appeal Illinois Coal Mine’s Operating Permit After More than 600 Permit Violations on Record
Posted Jun 05, 2013
CHICAGO – This week, Prairie Rivers Network, the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) appealed Springfield Coal Company’s wastewater discharge permit at the Industry Mine in central Illinois after more than 600 violations of the mine’s current permit. After nearly a decade-long fight to protect rivers and streams in McDonough and Schuyler counties, the groups are calling on the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) to send... Read More »
Posted Jun 05, 2013
CHICAGO – This week, Prairie Rivers Network, the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) appealed Springfield Coal Company’s wastewater discharge permit at the Industry Mine in central Illinois after more than 600 violations of the mine’s current permit. After nearly a decade-long fight to protect rivers and streams in McDonough and Schuyler counties, the groups are calling on the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) to send... Read More »
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