ELPC’s New Report Calls on States to Regulate Water Pollution from Agriculture
ELPC’s report, “Cultivating Clean Water,” was released recently. The report, authored by ELPC and the Mississippi River Collaborative, provides an overview of existing state programs that regulate...
View ArticleBass Pro Shops Sees Value in Protecting Natural Areas, Rejects Proposal to...
Bass Pro Shops rejected the proposal to build a new store on a filled wetland near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Governor Walker advanced a special bill that would allow businessman John Bergstrom to fill the...
View ArticleMcHenry County Adopts Water Resources Action Plan
On Tuesday, Oct. 18th, the McHenry County (Ill.) Board adopted the McHenry County Water Resources Action Plan (WRAP) that is designed to protect and preserve the area’s limited groundwater supply...
View ArticleStories from Iowa – Website Highlights Concerns About Rivers, Lakes and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 2, 2012 The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) today launched InIowaWater.org, a new online story-telling and advocacy tool that puts a human face on Iowa’s water...
View ArticleStories from Illinois – Website Highlights Water Quality Issues in Rivers,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 18, 2012 CONTACTS: Katie Coleman, kcoleman@elpc.org, (312) 795-3710 David Jakubiak, djakubiak@elpc.org, (312) 795-3713 Print-quality photos and staff interviews available...
View ArticleA Push For Clean Water In Iowa
Environmental groups push for clean water Rod Boshart Journal Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES | Iowa environmental groups filed a request with state officials Tuesday seeking to set water quality...
View ArticleGrand Forks Herald: N.D. Attorney General says list of ‘extraordinary places’...
BISMARCK – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has been meeting with people behind the scenes to compile a list of what he calls “extraordinary places” that deserve protection from energy...
View ArticleDes Moines Register: New Regulations Needed to Deal with Nation’s Water
Editorial Re-Posted from the Des Moines Register. Learn more about Iowa’s threatened lakes and waterways at ELPC’s InIowaWater.org. The Register’s Editorial: New regulations needed to deal with...
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ELPC’s New InMinnesotaWater.org Is Dedicated to Protecting Minnesota’s Lakes...
ELPC’s innovative new InMinnesotaWater.org brings to life the water quality issues important to Minnesotans. From taking families to one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes to revitalizing riverfronts and...
View ArticleChicago Tribune: Fracking in Illinois: The rules, and why they matter
Environmentalists, oil and gas developers and anti-fracking groups are anxiously awaiting Friday’s unveiling of regulations for fracking operations in Illinois. Once approved by the Joint Committee on...
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