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- Aug 21, 2020
Coal Ash Rulemaking Testimonies Part Two: Staff Advocate for a Stronger Final Rule
In our last blog, we shared testimonies several of our community leaders gave during the coal ash rulemaking hearing that occurred on...
- Aug 20, 2020
Speaking Out for Strong Coal Ash Rules
Advocates across IL worked together for several years to regulate the storage and cleanup of coal ash impoundments. Many of those...
- Apr 15, 2020
Celeste Flores Calls Out U.S. EPA for Proposing Federal Coal Ash Roll Backs Amid Global Pandemic
In spring of 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rollbacks to the federal coal ash...
- May 2, 2019
Rooted in Values, Growing our Power
As we celebrate 20 years of Faith in Place, we sat down with the organization’s founder and long-time executive director, Rev. Dr. Clare...
- Jan 31, 2019
Rooted and Growing in 2019
As we settle into 2019, we are thrilled to be celebrating our 20th Anniversary! We are truly honored to have dug deep these last twenty...
- Jan 8, 2019
Coal Ash in Our Groundwater - Contact your Illinois Legislators Today!
On November 28th, a new report entitled, Cap and Run: Toxic Coal Ash Left Behind by Big Polluters Threatens Illinois Water (issued by...
- Jun 15, 2017
Drop by Drop: How Communities Work in Unity to Prevent Flooding
This story is from our 2016 Annual Report. Read more inspiring stories from our various programs and learn about our impact here. Water...
- May 25, 2017
Ramont Bell Graduates from Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy
We are proud to announce that Ramont Bell, our Water Preservation Outreach Coordinator, received the Professional Certificate in...
- Oct 5, 2016
Green Team Summit Reflections
Haz clic aquí si quieres leer el blog en Español Hundreds of people from across Illinois, bus loads of kids and adults from Waukegan and...
- Sep 9, 2016
Introducing Mark Charles – Green Team Summit Keynote Speaker
As members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other Indigenous people and allies protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline, we are...
- May 24, 2016
Our Lady of the Snows Parish Hosts Barrel Painting Day
In a previous blog post, we discussed the environmental justice problem of flooding in Chicago – a problem that is only going to get...
- Apr 11, 2016
Dream With Us
In Chicago, flooding is more than just a nuisance, it is an environmental justice problem. The areas with the most flooding are the South...
- Nov 23, 2015
A "Downpouring" of Support for Rain Barrels and Water Conservation
Of the one hundred rain barrels distributed, over sixty went to those individuals who participated in the Green the Church National...