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Neighbors cite water concerns in opposition to Illinois coal mine
As a mining company eyes untapped coal seams in eastern Illinois, farmers and other residents wonder if there will be enough water to go around.By Dan Ferber .
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Doctors say giving Ameren more time to install scrubbers on Illinois plants will impact health
While officials in some Illinois towns are lobbying to give Ameren more time to clean up sulfur dioxide emissions, a group of medical doctors and scientists say the health impact of inaction is a more pressing concern.By Kari Lydersen .
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Illinois teen's invention helps school buses run more efficiently
Fuel economy is hardly the most popular subject among teenagers, but it's a passion for 17-year-old Jonny Cohen, who's found a way to save schools money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing school bus fuel efficiency.By ClimateWire .
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Fracking in Illinois: Farmers debate options when landmen come knocking
Companies are offering leases and snatching up mineral rights to frack for oil and gas in southern Illinois, leaving landowners confused and regulators unprepared.By Kari Lydersen .
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Experts: Chicago aggregation could hurt renewable energy -- unless the RPS is fixed
If Chicago chooses "aggregation" in buying its electric power come November, it is crucial the Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard be fixed, experts say. Otherwise, aggregation could actually hurt the development of in-state renewable energy.By Kari Lydersen .
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Ameren wants more time to clean up Illinois emissions
Citing market forces, Ameren is requesting more time to make required sulfur dioxide emissions reductions at its coal plants under Illinois law. Critics say it is breaking a promise to lower sulfur dioxide by 2015 in exchange for more flexibility on mercury reductions.By Kari Lydersen .
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Prairie State reverses course on Illinois coal ash site
In 2005, the president of the Prairie State Generating Company told officials in Washington County, Illinois, that coal ash from a new 1,600 MW power plant would be stored elsewhere. That was then, this is now.By Dan Ferber .
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Study foresees $6 billion impact from Illinois wind industry
Wind energy will pump almost $6 billion into Illinois’s economy over the course of several decades, much of it concentrated in cash-strapped rural areas, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for Renewable Energy at Illinois State University.By Kari Lydersen .
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FutureGen carbon capture project affirms main Illinois storage site
The backers of a major emissions-control project said Monday that Morgan County, Illinois, will remain the "preferred" location for stored carbon dioxide captured from a retrofitted coal plant.By ClimateWire .
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Midwestern, Appalachian women's coal objections go global
Testimony from women in the Chicago area and Appalachia was delivered at the Rio+20 sustainable development summit in Brazil last month, describing how Americans are impacted by the coal industry.By Kari Lydersen .
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