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October 28, 20200

County Forest Preserve says tax referendum is “not a partisan issue”

The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is a week away from learning if voters will support its plea for an increase in taxes to support catchi

January 21, 20200

Climate change and poverty contribute to local flooding

On-going flooding still plagues the Champaign area, despite multi-million-dollar changes made to local water areas over a decade ago. Steady

The banks of the Middle Fork River near Dynegy's coal ash ponds at the Vermilion Power Station are eroding at a rate of 2.3 feet per year. The company is applying for a permit to install more than 22,000 cubic years of rock to prevent the river from breaching the ash ponds

March 19, 20191

Illinois EPA seeks public input on Dynegy plan to stabilize Middle Fork

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will have a public hearing on a proposal by Dynegy Midwest Generation, LLC to stabilize the Middle Fork

Andrew Rehn of the Prairie Rivers Network presents the report "Cap and Run: Toxic Coal Ash Left Behind by Big Polluters Threatens Illinois Water" at a news conference at the Illinois state capitol building in Springfield

November 29, 20180

Report shows toxic contamination at coal ash sites throughout Illinois

A new report published by several state environmental groups shows severe pollution of groundwater at nearly every known coal ash storage site in Illi

A diagram showing the extent of the wall Dynegy wants to build on the Middle Fork River

November 26, 20181

Public comments now open on Dynegy plan to stabilize the Middle Fork River near coal ash ponds

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comment on a proposal by Dynegy Energy Midwest, LLC to install a rock wall to prevent millions of gallons

Canoeist looking at erosion on a riverbank

September 6, 20180

Riverbank near coal ash ponds found unstable

Environmentalists and community members in Vermilion County have expressed deep concern over the pollution from toxic chemicals seeping from large coa

a river running next to a coal power plant and its coal ash ponds

September 6, 20180

Loose regulations allow coal ash to threaten river

Each year thousands of families boat down the Middle Fork branch of the Illinois Vermilion River below an embankment that holds back 3.3 million cubic

July 19, 20180

Closed Vermilion Power Station receives second EPA violation notice

A former Vermilion County coal plant heavily criticized for contaminating groundwater has received a violation notice for alleged contamination of the

April 12, 20180

Illinois environmental agency suffers deep staff cuts

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has slashed its staff almost in half over the past 15 years, resulting in less monitoring of environmenta

April 12, 20182

50 years later, Illinois environmental protection structure has deteriorated

Nearly 50 years ago, Illinois became the first state in the nation to adopt a comprehensive Environmental Protection Act. The act, passed in 1970,

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