Groups want watershed study for upper Mississippi
Ron DeBrock, Hearst Illinois
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Barges travel along the Mississippi River in Godfrey. Five conservation groups have called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a watershed study for the Upper Mississippi River.John Badman | Hearst Illinois
The U.S. Corps of Engineers is scheduled to discuss a proposed Mississippi River watershed plan with representatives of five states today.
The Corps estimates a watershed study for the Upper Mississippi River Basin would cost $3 million and take three years.
“We need a watershed study that works across the federal and state agencies to guide policies and actions in a coordinated way,” said Christine Favilla, Three Rivers project coordinator for the Sierra Club.
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Environmental Groups: Stateâs Coal Ash Proposal a Good Start Proposed changes to Illinois Coal Ash Rule incorporate groupsâ input on monitoring, public participation, environmental justice
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Paul Dailing, Environmental Law & Policy Center, (312) 771-1979
Andrew Rehn, Prairie Rivers Network, (708) 305-6181 Chicago, IL â
The Illinois Pollution Control Boardâs February 5th revisions to coal ash regulations proposed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make progress towards rectifying coal s dirty legacy in Illinois, but more can be done, said several environmental groups.Â
Coal ash, the waste from burning coal, has contaminated groundwater in Illinois around both active and closed coal plants with arsenic, boron, sulfate, and other chemicals. A 2018 report by Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, Prairie Rivers Network, and Sierra Club found widespread pollution in groundwater around 22
The main building of the defunct coal plant came down Monday morning, but a last-minute change in demolition plans means three smokestacks remain standing.
Belleville News-Democrat
Progress in the demolition of the Wood River Power Station in October. The three smokestacks are set to come down Monday.
EAST ALTON Some Madison County residents are concerned the demolition of three smokestacks at a defunct coal power plant will send a dangerous cloud of dust over surrounding communities.
Demolition is tentatively set for Monday, said East Alton Fire Chief Timothy Quigley. He said the demolition company, Spirtas Wrecking,
is waiting for the permits it needs to move forward, which should be finalized Friday.
The imminent implosion caught environmental groups and residents in the region by surprise