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January 2, 2008
Indeck Energy Dumps Coal Plant:
Global Warming and Public Health Concerns Cited
December 18, 2007
Sierra Club Statement on FutureGen
Siting No New Coal Plants Until Technology Proven
November 13, 2007
New Sierra Club Report:
DuPage County Streams Still Polluted; But New Cleanup Efforts Underway
September 12, 2007
Court Ruling Clears The Way For Cleaner Illinois Cars
August 28, 2007
New Illinois Energy Legislation: From the Back of the Pack to the Head of the Class
August 23, 2007
Sierra Club Challenges BP to Fix Its Permit: "Put the Promise in the Permit, Not Just the Press Release"
August 22, 2007
Environmental Groups Appeal ConocoPhillips Illinois Refinery Permit
August 18, 2007
Illinois Sierra Club Cleans Cars to Promote Clean Energy Solutions
August 17, 2007
Cook County Joins "Cool Counties" Initative. Commits to Reducing Global Warming Pollution
August 7, 2007
US EPA Issues Clean Air Act Violations
July 9, 2007
Despite Promises New Coal Plant Falls Short on Global Warming
June 30, 2007
New Ruling Will Protect Hickory Creek
June 28, 2007
IL House Joins Senate in Supporting $100 Million Annually for Open Space Acquisition and Protection
May 30, 2007
Full Senate, House Committee Recommend Including Conservation Funding In State Capital Budget
May 22, 2007
Judge to EPA: Take Action on East St. Louis Hazardous Waste Incinerator Permit
April 18, 2007
Senator Durbin Expected to Re-introduce Utah Wilderness Bill into Congress on April 19
April 12, 2007
"The New Environmentalists" - Sierra Club Volunteer Leader Will Reynolds Featured on Front Cover of Illinois Times
March 14, 2007
Citizens Appeal Plan to Pile St. Louis' Trash on
Land Containing Native American Artifacts
December 12, 2006
Mercury Cleanup Plan Gains Final Approval
November 17, 2006
Sierra Club, Springfield Create Groundbreaking Clean Energy Plan
November 2, 2006
IL Pollution Control Board Votes to cut Mercury Pollution From Coal Plants by 90% by 2009
October 27, 2006
Groups File Appeal to Block Nation’s Largest New Source of Global Warming Pollution: Seek Cleaner Technology
October 18, 2006
Clean Air Victory! Federal Judge Blocks Coal Plant Construction
September 28, 2006
Clean Air Victory! Appeals Board Strikes Down Indeck Coal Plant Permit
August 25, 2006
Bush Administration Approves Nation's Largest New Source of Global Warming Pollution: Rejects Opportunity to Require Cleaner Technologies
August 22, 2006
Sierra Club Statement on Governor Blagojevich's Energy Policy Proposals
August 10, 2006
Sierra Club, Springfield Forge Landmark Clean Energy Agreement
August 9, 2006
US Army Corps Finds that Marion Dam Project Would Violate Clean Water Act
July 22, 2006
Sierra Club Sues EPA over Hazardous Waste Incinerator Permit near East St. Louis
July 21, 2006
Groundbreaking Agreement for a Cleaner Energy Future
May 22, 2006
Environment Groups want Hazardous Waste Incinerator Cleaned Up
March 20, 2006
Court Rejects Bush Administration Plan to Gut Key Clean Air Act Safeguard's
February 2, 2006
National Mercury Hair Sampling Report Documents Contamination Levels In Chicago-Area Women
February 2, 2006
Hazardous Waste Incinerator Must Clean Up Its Act, EPA rules:
East St. Louis Families Win Better Air Protections
January 18, 2006
Gov Blagojevich's New Clean Air Initatives: Clean up Mercury Pollution and help Motorists
January 10, 2006
Sierra Club and Prairie Rivers Network file joint appeal on Prairie State Power Plant Water Permit
January 5, 2006
Blagojevich Mercury Cleanup Proposal will Protect Illinois Children
December 15, 2005
Lawsuit Would Force Illinois Refineries to Clean Up Toxic Air Pollution
December 9, 2005
Word from Montreal: Illinois Student at the Global Warming Summit
November 22, 2005
Sierra Club Endorses Mike Quigley for Cook County Board President
September 28, 2005
Sierra Club Reeled in Supporters for Mercury Free Waterways at Hunting & Fishing Days
September 13, 2005
Senate Vote Leaves Women and Children at Risk of Mercury Poisoning
September 8, 2005
New Survey of Illinois Voters Reveals Strong Support for Cutting Mercury Pollution from Coal Plants
August 23, 2005
576-acre Savanna Preserve Rescued from Urban Spawl
July 21, 2005
Sierra Club Joins Lt. Gov. Quinn and Local Officials to Fight Proposed Banner Strip Mine
June 10, 2005
Peabody’s Dirty Coal Plant On Hold Again as Coalition Files New Appeal of Air Pollution Permit
May 31, 2005
In Memory of Anne Kawaters (1936-2005). Sierra Club mourns passing of long time south suburban activist
May 19, 2005
EnviroPower Pushes Ahead With Dirty Coal Plant: Sierra Club Files Suit to Require Cleaner Alternative
April 27, 2005
Sierra Club Threaten Suit Over Hazardous Waste Incinerator
March 2, 2005
New State Health Warnings About Mercury in Illinois Fish
February 23, 2005
Coalition appeals Peabody's permit to foul Illinois and Missouri skies.
January 17, 2005
Peabody Coal Gets Permit to Pollute
January 6, 2005
Sierra Club Initiates Legal Action to Clean Up Coal Plant Proposal
November 22, 2004
Illinois State Parks Spared from Off-Road Vehicle Onslaught
November 5, 2004
2004 Election Report: Hints of Silver Shine Through Dark Cloud
September 1, 2004
Sierra Club Report Shows "Illinois At Risk" From Bush Administration Policy
August 9, 2004
Gov. Blagojevich Vetoes Will Protect State Parks From Dirt Bikes, 4-Wheelers
July 27, 2004
Sierra Club Report Card Gives Fox River Creeks High Marks, But Rapid Development Poses Tough Tests
July 2, 2004
Court Affirms Off-Road Vehicle Injunction and "National Area" Protections In Shawnee National Forest
June 9, 2004
Sierra Club Study Finds Clean McHenry County Streams in the Path of Development
May 6, 2004
Indeck Coal Plant Suffers Significant Defeat
State Remands Permit to Protect Wildlife
April 29, 2004
Chicago Power Plants Refuse to Release Data on Pollution History
April 14, 2004
Mississippi River "Most Endangered" - Long Running Crisis to Reach Crucial Juncture in 2004
March 22, 2004
Groups Join to Fight Largest Threat to Region's Air Quality: Dirty Coal Plant Near St. Louis
March 17, 2004
Primary Election A Clean Sweep for Illinois' Environment
December 2003
Statement on the Death of Paul Simon
November 24, 2003
Illinois Public Lands Spared from Dirt-Bike Devastation
November 17, 2003
Public Health, Environmental and Consumer Group to Files Legal Action to Stop Dirty Coal Power Plant
October 10, 2003:
Blagojevich Administration Approves Dirty Coal Plant
Chicago's Unhealthy Air To Get Worse
October 10, 2003:
Power Plant Threatens Midewin Prairie
Federal Agency Orders Stop To Permitting While Fate of Endangered Species Are Considered
September 30, 2003:
Sierra Club Welcomes Long-Delayed Cleanup Plans For DuPage County Streams, But Proposals Need Work
August 19, 2003:
Governor Blagojevich Vetoes Dangerous Dirt-Bike Legislation
July 2003:
In June a team of Sierra Club members traveled to Washington DC to meet with and lobby our 2 Senators and all 19 Representatives. See the photos and story.
July 21, 2003
20-year old E. St. Louis toxic waste incinerator asking for permit renewal despite history of explosions, toxic cloud emissions and worker injuries.
May 22, 2003:
A giant, coal-fired power plant proposed in Will County will dump 9,600 tons of new air pollution into the Greater Chicago region, an area that already violates federal air quality standards
May 6, 2003:
Hundreds of thousands of isolated wetlands across the nation
are no longer protected for migratory birds in the wake of the Supreme Court's January 2001 ruling. This Sierra Club report maps over 260 wetlands in northeast Illinois
now at risk of destruction by eager developers.
March 10, 2003:
With 272 of the state's
largest pollution sources lacking permits Sierra Club and five other
groups file legal petition calling on US EPA to intervene to fix
Illinois' permit program.
November 6, 2002:
Environment A Big Winner in Illinois Elections
Voters Reward Pro-environment Republicans and Democrats.
October 17, 2002:
Sierra Club Report Links Campaign Contributions, Dirty Water Votes
"Campaign Cash vs. Clean Water"
October 10, 2002:
New Illinois Polluted Waters List Names 414 Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Statewide
September 18, 2002:
Fox River At Risk: Water Testing Data Shows Major Problems in River
July 25, 2002:
Sierra Club Calls For Better Testing To Protect Lake Swimmers
June 27, 2002:
New Illinois River Pollution Study Released
April 18, 2002:
Sierra Club Calls on
Illinois EPA to Make Illinois' Waters Safe Again
March 20, 2002:
Forest
Preserves A Winning Issue For Cook County Voters
February 05, 2002:
Legislature approves new stream protection
rules
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