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Questions Raised about Sunrise Mine, Drinking Water and Salt Fork River

Posted on May 10, 2012 by sutc

Late this morning representatives of Champaign and Vermilion county residents, including stakeholders along the Salt Fork of the Vermilion River  held a press conference at the Homer Village Hall.  This site was chosen because reports that the Village of Homer … Continue reading →

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Coal, New Realities, and Misplaced Trust

Posted on July 13, 2011 by sutc

An excerpt of this commentary appeared in the Sidell Reporter on 7/7/2011. In a recent commentary in the Danville Commercial News, a former coalmine subcontractor from Catlin, Illinois shared his perspective on Sunrise Coal, LLC’s (Sunrise) proposal to mine coal … Continue reading →

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