IEC Newsletter Vol. 8 No. 4
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Protests following strip mining decision National activities Statehouse report Report on organic farming and organic movement List of upcoming events
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IEC Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 6
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Advice for getting involved in ’82 elections Report on Rice Lake controversy New expressions of support for the bottle bill Report on the General Assembly’s veto session List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 4
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Successful session for IEC Ottawa group battles landfill plan Legislative wrap-up Boost for clean air and coal Statehouse report Report on federal Clean Air Act Briefing on bottle bill in Champaign-Urbana List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 3
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IEC Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 2
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Push for Rock Island Trail Counties’ opposition to landfills Protecting non-game wildlife Update on bottle bill
IEC Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 1
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Review of state budget and federal funding Briefing on four threatened areas Statehouse report Agencies seek agriculture land policy List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 7
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Override sets nuclear waste policy IEC’s 1981 Action Agenda Citizen action brings PCB cleanup Report on the I & M Canal Review of annual meeting Court strikes down logging operation in Pere Marquette State Park List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 1
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. More EPA tests at pesticide dump Trail news Thoughts on the bottle bill List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 7
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Update of Rock Island Trail possible opening Car inspection debate starting Project halted in Fort Massac State Park Legislators debate nuclear power Profile on Carol Moseley Braun List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 6
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Waste and wildlife bills vetoed Update on Illinois Beach State Park Report on bottle bill Middle Fork nominated for Scenic River System Profile on J. Theodore Meyer List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 5
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Legislature earns passing grade on environmental issues Hazardous waste bill on Governor’s desk Amtrak funds threatened Review of how environmental bills performed Statehouse Update Report on bottle bill support List of upcoming events List of legislature votes
IEC Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 3
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Bottle bill fails in committee Recommendations on nuclear power from Governor Thompson Sulfur dioxide bills not called Report on hazardous waste bills Statehouse report List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 2
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IEC Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 1
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Fight for new bottle bill begins Statehouse update DOC supports conservation at Illinois beach New push for coal severance tax Report on bill to scrap water projects Profile on Community Recycling Center List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 8
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. IEC to Governor: Illinois needs conservation advocacy Statehouse Update Report on preserving the wilderness Report on transporting hazardous waste Profile on the Environmental Affairs Council List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 7
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Protests mount against Department of Conservation park policies Review of elections Natural Areas Inventory created Response to oil recycling Suit could halt Lock and Dam 26 Profile on McHenry County Defenders List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 6
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Report on toxic materials Push to save areas in the Shawnee Forest Highland Park passes bottle bill proposal Update on the Great Western Trail Lincoln Lake reservoir project is scrapped New site for the Zion Marina is proposed Profile on the Izaak Walton Leage …
IEC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 5
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Legislature scores low on environment Statehouse Update Update on strip mine law Reports on nuclear waste and Zion Marina Profile on the Audubon Council of Illinois List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 4
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Update on the Middle Fork River Valley Push for strip mine amendments Report on the Kankakee River Agricultural Task Force Report Legislative update Report on hazardous and nuclear waste Sun Day Recap Profile on the Student Ecology Corps List of upcoming events
IEC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 1
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Proposal to have solar power at two new prisons The Citizens Advisory Group formed in response to strip mining Fight over Locks and Dam 26 continues Xylene spill pollutes air, land, and water List of legislations and hearings
IEC Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 7
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Bottle bill defeated EPA preparing plan for control of non-point sources of water pollution Call to action for Middle Fork Sulfur dioxide standards threatened Motorcycles halted in Sand Ridge State Forest List of legislation and hearings
IEC Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 6 (2)
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Bottle bill passes committee Corridor park proposed for Middle Fork Rock Island Trail sale bill defeated Land resources management study commission approved in committee Wetlands bill clears House committee Bill to reduce EPA authority defeated List of legislations and hearings
IEC Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 6
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Two nature preserves under attack from recreational groups Action needed to stop hunting in Illinois state parks Comments needed on scenic rivers in Illinois List of legislation and hearings
IEC Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 4
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Introduction of new bottle bill Drafting of state energy legislation Development on federal strip mining bill List of legislations and hearings
IEC Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 2
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IEC Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Noise pollution was the subject of hearings Upcoming workshops on natural gas and other energy shortages Illinois is designated to have the nation’s largest radioactive waste dumping center Reorganization plan poses threat to environmental protection
IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 13
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Section of Reed-Keppler Park revealed to be radioactive Nature Preserves Commission opposes proposed freeway Illinois to receive federal funds for energy conservation Call to action against noise pollution Review of House election results
IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 7
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Plans for the Middle Fork Dam project were rejected Update on Rock Island Trail Bottle Bill in committee IEPA supports Clean Air Act amendments List of legislations and hearings
IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 4
FInd the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Overview of House fight over the budget Request for letters to stop the Middle Fork Dam project Appropriations for Rock Island Trail face tough fight Update on Bottle Bill List of legislative hearings and meetings
IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 3
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Staff report for February activity and annual meeting Announcement of a rally at the Middle Fork River New bills introduced including one on the recycling of waste oil Award winners from annual meeting Progress of the Bottle Bill Update on Supreme Court decision about …
IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 2
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Notice of Bottle Bill hearing Review of the McHenry County Energy Fair and Railroad Subsidies Bill Reports on the state’s Energy Resources Commission and EPA The Middle Fork Dam continues as the Big Pine Creek Dam is revised Scathing review of Commonwealth Edison activity
IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 1
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Announcement of Annual Meeting Urging support for the Rock Island Trail and Bottle Bill Warning of hearing on Kaskaskia River Coal Development and Stripmine Reclamation Audubon Council holding seminar on waterways Opposition to the canalization of the Wabash River, construction of a Kane County …
IEC Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 25
Find the full PDF online or scroll down to read. Construction of the Rock Island Trail halted Coalition for a Bottle Bill is established Citizens of Danville will vote on funding for the Middle Fork Dam project Governor Walker vetoes the Artificial Cooling Lakes bill and the diversion of funding from the state’s Coal Development …
IEC Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 24
Find the full PDF online or scroll down to read. Preview of Veto Session Update on Bottle Bills New appointments to commissions’ Middle Fork Dam Update List of legislation status and committee hearings Review of committee votes on the intermittent controls bill and Land Resources Management Study Commission bill List of legislative committee assignments and …
IEC Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 14
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Corrections from the last newsletter pertaining to intermittent controls bill Update on two bottle bills and the IPCB Impact Statement bill Overview of two eminent domain bills to limit coal development Explanation of the failure of the Natural Rivers and Wetlands Act in committee …
IEC Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 12
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Overview of two appropriation bills for the Department of Conservation that pass through Appropriations Committee Detailing of the problem of energy siting Explanation of the failure of a bottle bill in a committee List of legislative committee assignments and hearings List of new environmental …
IEC Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 10
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Detail opposition to the intermittent controls bill Report on recent IEC Board Meeting List of legislative committee assignments and hearings List of new environmental bills introduced Explanation of the course of a bill
IEC Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 9
Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Review of committee votes on the intermittent controls bill and Land Resources Management Study Commission bill List of legislative committee assignments and hearings List of new environmental bills introduced Detail on two bottle bills