It’s Time to Write Governor Pritzker

It's Time to Write Governor Pritzker Governor Pritzker has come out on the right side of protecting communities and our environment from coal ash pollution. During the 2018 gubernatorial campaign, he tweeted the following in response to an article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune in January … Continue reading →

We’ve Got a Middle Fork Hearing!

We've Got a Hearing. And We Need You to Attend! Flyer March 26 Hearing Dynegy Midwest Generation has applied to the Illinois EPA for Section 401 Water Quality Certification related to impacts associated with its massive riverbank stabilization project. The need for this project is to protect … Continue reading →

Who Can Stop Dynegy? The NPS!

Here's Why the National Park Service Should Stop Dynegy's Riverbank Project Click to read EJC's letter to the National Park Service Background Dynegy, recently submitted a permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for approval to install over a third of a mile of rip rap along bank … Continue reading →

Dynegy Wants to Cap, Leave, and Run

Cap and Run Pam and Lan Richart, Eco-Justice Collaborative were interviewed this morning by Mike Nowak of the Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki to share updates on the Protect the Middle Fork Campaign and initiatives to stope the growing coal ash crisis in Illinois. Here's where you can go to … Continue reading →

EJC Objects to Dynegy Permit

EJC Objects to Dynegy’s Section 404 Permit Click to read EJC's letter of objection to the U.S. Army Corps of Engneers This past summer, Dynegy Midwest Generation submitted an application for a Joint Section 404 / 401 Permit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (DA) for riverbank stabilization, … Continue reading →