The Legend of Spanish Needle Creek and the Fight for Clean Water

Contributed by Traci Barkley, Prairie Rivers Network The dense grey fog permeated the frigid October morning around Spanish Needle Creek. No longer do deer, wild turkeys, or foxes drink from the clear, babbling brook. And the days of children splashing in the water and gleefully fishing are long gone. In past years, the Extractors systemically…

Sierra Club Releases “Tales from the Pit,” A Collection of Firsthand Accounts of Illinois’ Resource Extraction Rush

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 Contact: Terri Treacy, terri.treacy@sierraclub.org CHICAGO, IL—It’s the scary season, but some horror stories are no fun at all.  This month Sierra Club launched a spooky series of stories, ‘Tales from the Pit,’ about resource extraction threats casting shadows across the Illinois countryside. The stories are submitted by citizens who live near…

Beware: A Scary Tale Forewarned

It’s Halloween and North Canton Mine is up and running at last. Everything the old hags, old folks and CACEI predicted has come to pass. The animals are gone and the trees too. The goblins can’t hide and scare you with a “boo.” The eagles fly high with no place to perch. Their nests are…