http://tristatesradio.com en http://tristatesradio.com/post/il-writes-new-rules-factory-farms-cafos <p>The Illinois Pollution Control board is in the process of drafting new rules regulating large scale factory farms often called confined animal feeding operations or CAFO’s. An environmental group thinks the current proposals could use strengthening. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:05:37 +0000 Scott Stuntz 28518 at http://tristatesradio.com IL Writes New Rules for Factory Farms, CAFO's http://tristatesradio.com/post/springfield-coal-drops-application-mining-permit <p>The company which operates the Industry Coal mine recently was found to have committed over six hundred water pollution violations. Springfield Coal also wanted to renew the mining permit for it’s mine near Industry.</p><p>The same day a press conference was to be held protesting the renewal of it’s mining permit, the company withdrew the application. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:27:15 +0000 Scott Stuntz 25852 at http://tristatesradio.com Springfield Coal Drops Application for Mining Permit