$630,000 to Build Climate Resilience

We are a proud recipient of a $630,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund to develop an installation-ready engineering and design plan for the river system employing aquatic habitat.

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Nutrient Pollution Not Declining in Illinois Waterways

In 2017, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), Friends, the Sierra Club-Illinois Chapter, and other environmental groups agreed to work together to set a limit on the amount of phosphorus the MWRD can release into the river system. Phosphorus comes into MWWRD treatment plants both in the raw sewage and the stormwater runoff. 

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Support Trappy the Trash Trap Dinosaur

Trappy is emblematic of the kinds of things – large and small – that make their way into the river system; and Trappy is plastic, which research shows accounts for upwards of 80 percent of the trash found in the river.

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A Final Thought in 2023

The 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act was in December 2023 and it remains one of the most important pieces of environmental legislation ever passed.

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