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Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network Move to Block Coal Mine Pollution From Being Dumped Into Big Muddy River

May 10, 2022
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IEPA Grants Permit to Notorious Coal Polluter Williamson Energy LLC, Environmental Advocates Respond

April 18, 2022
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After Passage Through the Illinois Senate, Legislation to Address Coal Ash Groundwater Contamination on Lake Michigan Falls Short in House

April 7, 2022
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Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network Announce Motion to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Notorious Coal Company Sugar Camp Energy

April 5, 2022
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Statement in Response to the Oil Spill in Edwardsville, IL

March 15, 2022
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As NRG Seeks Exemptions from New Illinois Coal Ash Rules, State Legislation to Require Removal of Coal Ash from Lake Michigan Site Gains Momentum

February 25, 2022
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Environmental Advocates Elevate Concerns Over Coal Plant’s Water Pollution, Call On IEPA to Hold CWLP Accountable

February 23, 2022
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Sierra Club Illinois Statement in Response to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Plan to Convert to an All-Electric Bus System by 2040

February 22, 2022
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Advocates Call on Municipal-Run Electric Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives to Update their Policies to Ensure Nearly 1 Million Illinoisans Can Access Solar Energy

February 21, 2022
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Secretary Buttigieg in Bloomington-Normal Celebrating New Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Investments

February 11, 2022
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Illinois Failed to Submit Pollution Reduction Plans to the Environmental Protection Agency

February 7, 2022
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Sierra Club Illinois, Prairie Rivers Network, and NAACP Statement in Response to CWLP’s Coal Ash Closure Permit Application

February 3, 2022
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Sierra Club Illinois, Prairie Rivers Network, and NAACP Statement in Response to the US EPA’s Rejection of CWLP’s Request to Delay Closure of Coal Ash Ponds

January 11, 2022
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Sierra Club Illinois and Prairie Rivers Network Statement in Response to the Illinois Attorney General Office’s Lawsuit Against Sugar Camp Energy, LLC

January 7, 2022
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Community Members and Environmental Advocates Deliver Nearly 2,000 Public Comments to IEPA in Opposition of EmberClear’s Proposed Gas Plant

December 16, 2021
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