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Illinois EPA Refers Alleged Stormwater Dischargers to Attorney General for Enforcement
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 31, 2010The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Illinois Attorney General's Office to file an enforcement action against the owners of an ethanol plant located at 23029 E. County Highway 6 in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, and companies associated with an adjacent grain operations/storage site. According to the Illinois EPA, an inspection revealed "that both of the sites were ... -
Six Weeks of Intensive Sampling Leads to Discovery of Zero Asian Carp
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 30, 2010On March 29th, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee gave an update on sampling in Chicago-area waterways to find out if Asian carp have eluded an electric barrier designed to block their path to Lake Michigan. After six weeks of sampling, no Asian carp were discovered: "Over the last six weeks, field crews from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), U.S. Fish and Wil... -
Chicago Ranks Fifth in Number of Energy Star-Labeled Buildings
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 26, 2010According to the U.S. EPA, Chicago ranked fifth on a list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy-efficient buildings that earned EPA’s Energy Star in 2009. Chicago now has 134 Energy Star-labeled buildings, up from 125 last year when it was sixth on the list. Almost 60 million square feet of floor space in the Chicago area is in Energy Star-labeled buildings. ... -
Settlement of State Enforcement Action Against Operator of CCDD Facility
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 25, 2010On March 18th, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted the settlement in People v. Western Sand & Gravel Co., No. PCB 10-022, which concerned the defendant's Clean Construction or Demolition Debris ("CCDD") Facility at the intersection of 178 and I-80 in La Salle County, Illinois. The State alleged that the defendant violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act by failing t... -
IL Department Of Public Health Tells Residents of Rockford Mobile Home Park To Test Their Water
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 24, 2010On March 23rd, the Illinois Department of Public Health warned residents who obtain their drinking water from private wells in the GEM Suburban Mobile Home Park (MHP) area in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois to test their water for possible groundwater contamination. IDPH stated that "routine testing of the GEM Suburban Mobile Home Park community water supply wells by the Illinois Envir... -
Penalty of $7,500 Against Operator of Open Dump Imposed by IL Pollution Control Board
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 23, 2010On March 18th, the Illinois Pollution Control Board imposed a penalty on an administrative citation filed in County of Ogle v. Haan, No. AC 10-16, which dealt with the Mt. Morris Estates Trailer Park in Ogle County, Illinois. The County alleged that the defendant, who operated the trailer park, violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act by causing or allowing open dumping resulting in l... -
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Michigan’s Asian Carp Argument for a Second Time
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 22, 2010As reported previously on this blog, the State of Michigan renewed its request, last month, to the U.S. Supreme Court for a preliminary injunction that would have immediately closed Chicago-area locks to protect against Asian carp. Today, the Supreme Court rejected that renewed motion in a one sentence order. This does not mean that the court battle over Asian carp is over--far from ...
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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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