/tags/metro-east-green-alliance Metro East Green Alliance en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:20:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-03-03/lax-oversight-of-coal-plant-demolitions-could-leave-illinois-communities-vulnerable More than half of Illinois' 23 coal plants are closed, and five more will be shuttered this decade. Without clear rules for demolitions, activists say more environmental problems are likely to occur. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:20:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-03-03/lax-oversight-of-coal-plant-demolitions-could-leave-illinois-communities-vulnerable Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2021-02-01/questions-remain-after-partial-demolition-of-wood-river-power-station The main building of the defunct coal plant came down Monday morning, but a last-minute change in demolition plans means three smokestacks remain standing. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 23:57:25 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-02-01/questions-remain-after-partial-demolition-of-wood-river-power-station Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2021-01-28/environmentalists-fear-coal-power-plant-demolition-will-send-dangerous-dust-into-madison-county They’re worried Madison County will see a repeat of what happened in Chicago last year, when a similar demolition sent a large cloud of dust over one of the city’s neighborhoods. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:28:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-01-28/environmentalists-fear-coal-power-plant-demolition-will-send-dangerous-dust-into-madison-county Eric Schmid