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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Tag Archives: permit
IEPA NPDES Hearing Follow-Up
Take Action The comment period for the NPDES draft permit is open until September 11. You may mail or e-mail comments for inclusion in the public record until then. It is very important to highlight any area of concern during … Continue reading
Posted in Meeting Coverage, Permit, Take Action
Tagged coal, hallador energy, iepa, npdes, permit, permit application, public hearing, public meeting, salt fork river, sunrise coal, Water
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NPDES Permit Public Hearing Notice
The IEPA has announced the date for the NPDES permit public hearing for the proposed Bulldog Mine. The hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 5:30 in the Salt Fork Junior High School Building in Sidell. This … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Permit, Take Action
Tagged bulldog mine, coal, iepa, npdes, permit, public hearing, sunrise coal, Water
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Public Hearing Well Attended
The Jamaica High School gymnasium was packed with people interested in commenting on and asking questions about the permit application for the proposed Bulldog Mine. The public spoke for about two and a half hours. Supporters of the proposed mine … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Meeting Coverage, Permit, Take Action, Vermilion County
Tagged bulldog mine, coal, georgetown, hearing, homer, permit, public comments, sunrise coal, Vermilion County
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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
Posted in Commentary, News, Updates
Tagged commentary, hallador energy, investors, mineral rights, news-gazette, permit, prairie rivers, railroad, sunrise coal, Water
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Illinois EPA Permit Available for Review
On the feet of IDNR’s asking for 62 modifications to the Bulldog Mine permit application, Illinois EPA has announced that the NPDES permit for Sunrise Coal, LLC is available for public review. The notice can be found here:http://www.epa.illinois.gov/Assets/iepa/public-notices/2015/sunrise-coal-llc/public-notice.pdf. The National Pollutant … Continue reading →