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Wood Ducks on the Middle Fork by David Hale, Nature Photography

WHAT'S NEW

Good News for the Middle Fork

The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to process Vistra's massive riverbank project as an Individual Permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act ... READ MORE

Tell Us How You Will Protect the Fork

Bruce Rauner and JB Pritzker ... If elected Governor of Illinois, what will you do to protect the Middle Fork from coal ash pollution? ... READ MORE

Middle Fork River Campaign Updates

Attend either meeting for updates and learn what you can do urge decision-makers to require Vistra to move its coal ash away from Illinois' National ... READ MORE

Tell the Army Corps to Follow It’s Rules!

Is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enabling Vistra+Dynegy's massive riverbank armoring project, by processing their project as a Nationwide Permit 13? ... READ MORE

Donate to Protect the Middle Fork

EJC is working towards a permanent solution that protects the Middle Fork from coal ash pollution. Now it's your turn. Can you donate to our ... READ MORE

Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice!

Join us at Scott Park in Champaign, IL on Saturday, September 8 (from 11am to 1pm) as we hold our local leaders to account and ... READ MORE

TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PROTECT THE MIDDLE FORK!
The Middle Fork of the Vermilion River is one of the most biologically diverse streams in the Midwest, and the centerpiece of a major recreational area in east-central Illinois. But a proposal before the Illinois EPA could allow Dynegy-Midwest Generation to leave 3.3 million cubic yards of toxic coal ash in unlined, leaking pits in the river's floodplain. Other states are requiring utilities to move their ash away from waterways. Why shouldn't we?