Landowner Education
Stand Up To Coal is dedicated to informing residents, farmers and landowners in Champaign and Vermilion Counties, IL about the negative effects that Sunrise Coal, LLC's planned coal mine could have on our lands, waters and health.
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Category Archives: News
Permit Application #429 Modification Letter – 62 Questions
On March 20, 2015, IDNR sent a letter to Sunrise Coal, LLC to request modifications to their permit application for the proposed Bulldog Mine. The News-Gazette published a copy of the letter today. A copy of the letter is also available … Continue reading
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Tagged bulldog mine, coal, idnr, permit application, sunrise coal
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Public Information Meeting Follow-Up
On September 3, 43 community members attended a public information meeting regarding the Bulldog Mine proposed by Sunrise Coal. The meeting was hosted by Stand Up To Coal and Prairie Rivers Network. The evening started off viewing a video of … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Meeting Coverage, News
Tagged coal, homer, news, prairie rivers, public information, public meeting, sunrise coad
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Georgetown Water Contract
Here is a copy of the signed contract between Georgetown, IL and Sunrise Coal, LLC (Hallador Energy) for production water for the proposed Bulldog Mine. This copy was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Georgetown has not made … Continue reading
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Tagged contract, FOIA, georgetown, hallador energy, sunrise coal, Vermilion County, Water
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Georgetown Agrees To Sell Raw Water to Sunrise Coal
On Monday evening, the Village of Georgetown trustees voted unanimously in favor of a contract to provide 300,000-500,000 gallons of water per day to Sunrise Coal (Hallador Energy) for washing coal at their proposed Bulldog Mine. Georgetown gets its water … Continue reading
Posted in News, Take Action, Updates, Vermilion County Board
Tagged coal, commercial-news, georgetown, hallador energy, salt fork, sunrise coal, take action, Vermilion County, vermilion county board, Water
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Sunrise Coal Faces More Hurdles to Open Mine
Here’s the text of a commentary that appeared in the News-Gazette on June 29. It was written by Tyler Roche, a water policy specialist with Prairie Rivers Network. The original article is here. Stakeholders in Champaign and Vermilion County have … Continue reading →