NPR’s 21st Show – BIG Win on the Middle Fork
Tune in to NPR’s 21st on July 6th, 11am to hear about the BIG win in the campaign to remove coal ash from the floodplain of Illinois’National Scenic River.
Tune in to NPR’s 21st on July 6th, 11am to hear about the BIG win in the campaign to remove coal ash from the floodplain of Illinois’National Scenic River.
Dynegy agrees to move its toxic coal ash out of the floodplain of the Middle Fork of the Vermilion, Illinois’ National Scenic River.
Interim agreement reached on protecting the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River. Environmental groups are cautiously optimistic, and will remain vigilant.
The IDNR will reactivate the Advisory Committee put in place by the Middle Fork’s Corridor Management Plan, so proposed man-made changes have public input.
Six feet of unmitigated erosion along riverbanks could potentially destabilize the Old East Ash Pit, sending coal ash into Illinois’ National Scenic River.
The destiny of the coal ash impoundment closure is in the hands of the Illinois Attorney General’s office. Will Vistra do what’s right for the Middle Fork?
So how will the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act affect the fight to clean up the coal ash along the Middle Fork? It’s somewhat complicated!
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