Protecting Our Water Environment & River - POWER of Kankakee County

09/04/2026

We just want to let everyone know Protecting Our Water Environment & River, NFP (POWER) is still alive and well and in good standing.

We stand ready to fight any attempts to site a mega garbage dump or new transfer station anywhere in Kankakee County.

We are currently in contact with https://www.nogotion-illinois.com/ and support their battle to stop the Chinese Communist Party tied Gotion solar and data farm lithium battery plant in Manteno because of all the dangerous chemicals involved with such a plant, huge chemical fire potential and how dirty the Chinese Communist run their country against their own people.

Concerned citizens of Manteno, Illinois seek to educate people about the dangers of lithium-ion battery manufacturer Gotion.

08/01/2023

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a lawsuit and two consent orders against the current and former owners of a chemical manufacturing facility in Kankakee, Illinois for violations of air pollution control standards.
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Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a lawsuit and two consent orders against the current and former owners of a chemical manufacturing facility in Kankakee, Illinois for violations of air pollution control standards.

07/15/2023

Fulcrum-Bio is building a plant in Gary Indiana for Chicago area garbage thereby taking the target off of Kankakee County to locate a mega garbage dump for Chicago garbage as the Kankakee County Judas Republican party tried to do several times. All attempts were defeated by POWER and our friends.

Used cooking oils, animal byproducts—and soon your trash—are being used to cut a major source of global emissions: air travel. WSJ explores whether the recent s

07/12/2023

KANKAKEE, IL - A reported alarming ethanol spill from the South Bend Ethanol plant has triggered widespread concern among communities along the Kankakee