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Proposed Superfund Consent Decree Calls for $3.6 Million Payment for Past and Future Response Costs
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on August 14, 2010On August 16, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice provided notice in the Federal Register that a proposed consent decree was filed in United States v. Central Rubber Co., Case No. 3:10-cv-50193 (Northern District of Illinois), which is a Superfund lawsuit filed by the federal government to recover response costs incurred or to be incurred by the United States as a result of releases and t... -
FutureGen Project Back on the Table
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on August 11, 2010The federal government has revised plans for the FutureGen program once again. FutureGen was once imagined as a new, futuristic power plant that would utilize state-of-the-art Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle technology that would capture and store carbon dioxide underground (commonly known as carbon sequestration). The power plant was supposed to be built in Mattoon, Illinois. N... -
Residential Property Owners Settle Alleged Water Pollution Violations for $5,500
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on August 3, 2010The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently accepted the settlement in People v. Fairfield, Case No. PCB 10-105, which concerned the defendants' residential property located at 1990 Lake Jacksonville Road in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. The State alleged that the defendants violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act by by causing, allowing, or threatening to cause water p... -
Aluminum Products Manufacturer Fined $716,440 for Air Pollution Violations
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on August 2, 2010The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently issued an opinion in People v. Toyal, Inc., Case No. PCB 00-211, which concerned the defendant's operation of an aluminum products manufacturing facility located at 17401 South Broadway, Lockport, Will County, Illinois. The State's complaint related to the defendant's alleged failure to control emissions of volatile organic materials ("VOM")...
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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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