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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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Tag Archives: idnr
IDNR Permit Update – Administrative Review Continues
Thank you to all of our generous members who have been very supportive during the past few months. As mentioned in April, several of our members, along with Stand Up To Coal, filed petitions for an administrative review of the … Continue reading
Posted in Permit, Updates
Tagged administrative review, bulldog mine, idnr, mining permit, permit application, sunrise coal
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IDNR Issues Bulldog Mine Permit
Stand Up To Coal became aware that IDNR issued permit #429 for the Bulldog coal mine on Friday, April 5th. While we believe this is unfortunate, it is not entirely unexpected news. We expect the revised permit to have many significant changes to respond … Continue reading
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Tagged administrative review, bulldog mine, coal, idnr, permit, sunrise coal
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IDNR Grants Application Extension to Sunrise Coal (Again)
In August 2014, Sunrise Coal submitted their SMCRA permit application to IDNR for the proposed Bulldog Mine in Vermilion County. The following March (2015), IDNR responded back to Sunrise Coal requesting answers to 62 questions regarding the permit. IDNR gave … Continue reading
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Tagged bulldog mine, coal, idnr, permit application, sunrise coal, Vermilion County
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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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More Questions for Sunrise Coal
On Thursday, IDNR announced that it has neither approved nor denied the permit application for Sunrise Coal’s proposed Bulldog Mine. Instead, they have sent a letter to Sunrise Coal requesting several modifications to the permit application. Sunrise Coal will have … Continue reading
Posted in Permit, Updates, Vermilion County
Tagged bulldog mine, idnr, permit application, sunrise coal, Vermilion County
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