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IL Pollution Control Board Penalizes Company for Open Dumping
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 31, 2010On January 21, 2010, the Illinois Pollution Control Board found that Info Corner Materials, Inc. ("ICM") violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and ordered ICM to pay $3,000 in civil penalties. The penalty resulted from an administrative citation that was filed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency concerning ICM’s disposal facility located on Bachmann Drive, just nor... -
President Obama Renews Call for Clean Energy and Climate Change Legislation
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 28, 2010After last night's State of the Union Address, there should be no doubt that President Obama is going to stay the course on his agenda. He renewed his call for Congress to pass clean energy and climate change legislation: "Next, we need to encourage American innovation. Last year, we made the largest investment in basic research funding in history -– (applause) -- an investment that coul... -
U.S. Senators Introduce Resolution Disapproving EPA’s Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Gases
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 27, 2010Ever since the election of Senator-Elect Scott Brown in Massachusetts (and the loss of the Democratic supermajority in the Senate), people have been asking if climate change legislation will be passed by Congress anytime soon. According to a recent column in the Chicago Tribune, even the chief executive of Exelon Corp. "admitted last week that his cherished cap-and-trade plan for cutti... -
U.S. EPA Orders Dairy to Comply with Clean Water Act
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 26, 2010According to an agency press release, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order under the Clean Water Act to Westridge Dairy LLC, 2114 Ames Road, Red Bud, Illinois. Westridge is a "medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in the Kaskaskia River watershed in central Illinois with approximately 700 mature dairy cows." U.S. EPA ordered the dairy "to stop all... -
U.S. EPA Proposes New Smog Standards
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 21, 2010On January 19, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would set more stringent standards for ground-level ozone, more commonly known as smog.  U.S. EPA is proposing these new standards after reconsideration of limits set by the Bush administration in 2008. Specifically, "EPA proposes that the level of the 8-hour primary stan... -
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to Close Locks on Same Day Asian Carp DNA Found in Lake Michigan
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 20, 2010On January 19, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court entered a one-sentence order (page 3 of this list of orders) denying the State of Michigan's request for preliminary injunction that would have immediately closed locks and gates leading to Lake Michigan. Michigan requested these actions to prevent Asian carp from getting into the lake. On the same day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced t... -
Environmental Register for December 2009
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 19, 2010The Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued its Environmental Register publication for December 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. The Environmental Register also contains "Restricted Status" and "Critical Review"Â...
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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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