Support Coal-Producing Communities
Why should communities benefit from a coal severance tax? When companies pull out, or changes in production cause substantial job loss, communities experience spikes in unemployment, and loss of business and trade.
IDNR Feels the Heat
Residents believe that decisions made by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources favor the mining company over farmers and residents, who must live with the impacts of the coal mine.
COAL – THE “COMEBACK KID”?
ILLINOIS – BRIGHT SPOT IN A DECLINING ECONOMY Why Illinois? Illinois has vast reserves of high-energy, high-sulfur coal that lay under much of our state. But when the Clean Air Act was amended in the 1990’s, Illinois’ coal was determined to be too polluting to burn, putting an end to much of that state’s coal […]
Justice for Rocky Branch
EJC delegation to the coalfields of southern Illinois leads to support for community residents, including those impacted by Peabody’s Rocky Branch Mine.
Earth to America
Earth to America … Is President Obama really serious about taking meaningful action to avert the worst effects of climate change?
What Is Longwall Mining
Watch the Impacts of Coal Mining in Illinois Click the above image or this link for the slide show. Photos […]
End Kids Coal Education in Illinois
Did you know that Illinois state law currently requires the development of a coal education program for our state’s children?
Dynegy, Move Your Ash!
Urge Illinois Governor Pritzker and EPA Director Kim to require Dynegy to move its toxic waste away from the state’s only National Scenic River.
Coal Education with Tax $$ Doesn’t Add Up
This week, June 19-22, Illinois grade school teachers will gather at the Rend Lake Resort near Mount Vernon for the 15th annual Coal Education Conference sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Each year, IDCEO spends up to $70,000 for this all-expense-paid teachers’ retreat. While our children’s teachers deserve to be recognized for their dedication and hard work, this particular retreat is nothing more than a corporate ploy to advance the coal industry’s “clean coal” message through grade school lesson plans at taxpayer expense.
Illinois taxpayers foot the bill for pro-coal curriculum in schools
A statewide coalition of community and environmental organizations, held a Chicago rally calling for the end of the state-subsidized, kids’ coal curriculum.