Advocates gather in Springfield to protect Illinois waters
Wetlands and small streams need protections in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling. Illinois can step up and fill the gap left by the federal government.
Rivers & lakes
Our country’s lakes, rivers and streams give life to ecosystems and people alike from coast to coast. Now it’s time we protect them as the life-giving resources they are.
The Latest on Rivers & lakes
Wetlands in focus
We can take action to protect Illinois’ environment in 2024
Updates
Clean water groups urge Congress to tackle microplastics
Chicago’s Montrose Beach is under swim advisory August 1st due to water quality
Action to protect clean water from toxic coal ash
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The Latest
A look back at what our unique network accomplished in 2023
Here are 10 examples of how our advocates won positive results for the public and the planet in 2023.
State AGs take action on PFAS
18 attorneys general recently took action to stop PFAS from contaminating our drinking water and hold polluters accountable.
Statement: Senate rejects amendment that would speed approval of polluting projects
The legislation from Sen. Manchin would have weakened environmental protections under NEPA.
Update: Environmental law under threat
This amendment would speed up polluting projects
Four decades later, another win for the Boundary Waters
The Biden administration canceled mining leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness -- a place that our network first helped protect way back in 1978.
