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Cleanup at Waukegan Lakefront Superfund Site to Continue
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 19, 2009According to a recent article in the Lake County News-Sun, the U.S. EPA and the State of Illinois are set to invest tens of millions of dollars to continue cleanup at the Outboard Marine Corporation ("OMC") Superfund Site. Here is how U.S. EPA describes the OMC Site: It "is located on Lake Michigan around the northern Waukegan Harbor area in Waukegan, Illinois. The site contains four clean... -
Illinois EPA Announces Cleanup of Illegal Dump Site
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young onOn December 16, 2009, the Illinois EPA announced a plan to cleanup an illegal dump site located at 140 Kohl Street, Creve Coeur, Tazewell County, Illinois. Illinois EPA "will clean up approximately 200 cubic yards of used and waste tires, white goods, vehicles, general construction or demolition debris, and general household refuse" at the property. "While all illegally dumped waste prese... -
Federal Government Allocates $13 Million to Fight Asian Carp
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 17, 2009According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, the federal government will allocate $13 million to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The money will come from the $475 million fund that Congress appropriated for a comprehensive restoration of the Great Lakes. The $13 million "will be used for engineering projects to prevent the carp from slipping into Lake Michig... -
Builder Settles State Enforcement Action Alleging Water Pollution Violations
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 16, 2009On December 3, 2009, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted the proposed settlement in the case of People v. Montalbano Builders, Inc., PCB No. 09-30. The allegations concerned Montalbano’s development property known as the Huntington Ridge subdivision located on the southwest corner of Harvard Hills and Crowley Road in Harvard, McHenry County, Illinois. The State alleged that Mont... -
Illinois Appellate Court Denies Siting of Kankakee Landfill
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 15, 2009On December 4, 2009, the Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District, issued an opinion in the case of County of Kankakee v. Illinois Pollution Control Board, No. 3-04-0271. At issue in this case was an application by Town & Country Utilities, Inc. and Town & Country and Kankakee Regional Landfill, LLC to site a landfill within the City of Kankakee, Illinois. The proposed landfill... -
U.S. EPA Confirms School Property Not Contaminated By Drycleaner
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 14, 2009According to a recent article in the River Forest Leaves newspaper, the U.S. EPA conducted testing to confirm that the soil at St. Luke Parish School in River Forest is environmentally safe. The school is across the street from River Forest Dry Cleaners, located at 7613 Lake Street. The dry cleaners is listed on Illinois EPA's Site Remediation Program database, and, according to the article,... -
Environmental Register for November 2009
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young onThe Illinois Pollution Control Board recently issued its Environmental Register publication for November 2009. The Environmental Register features a letter from Chairman Girard, an appellate court update, a rulemaking update, a summary of actions of the Board, a summary of new cases, and the Board's calendar. I will be blogging about some of the news contained in this publication. Stay tun...
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I was glad to present at the Construction SuperConference my perspectives on how climate change is impacting the construction industry.
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New funding opportunity: Illinois Governor Pritzker announced an additional $25.5 million in funding for the Equitable Energy Future Grants Program to bolster the funding opportunities across the state for communities who historically have lacked access to capital for Illinois’ goal of a carbon-free future. More information: dceo.illinois.gov/aboutdceo/grantopportunities/3054-2638.html?fbclid=IwAR3WmGYZl_wZKWg1E2ZKIJI302...
Equitable Energy Future Grant Program (Notice of Funding Opportunity 3054-2638)
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Awarding Agency Name Commerce And Econ Opp Agency Contact Announcement Type Initial Type of Assistance Instrument Grant Funding Opportunity Number Funding Opportunity Title CSFA Number CSFA Popular Name Anticipated Number of Awards Estimated Total Program Funding Award Range Source of Funding Cost S...5 months ago ·
IL communities meet to discuss what needs to be done to counter the effects of environmental racism after EPA deputy assistant administrator for environmental justice announces "once-in-a-lifetime money" going toward countering those effects.
EPA says community involvement vital to address environmental racism in East St. Louis area
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Matthew Tejada, deputy assistant administrator for environmental justice at the EPA, said while the federal agency has funding through grants to address a legacy of environmental racism, it needs direction from affected communities on where to use the money.8 months ago ·
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