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Court Rules Insurer Had Duty To Defend Against Superfund Action Filed By Federal Government
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on August 28, 2010The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently issued an opinion granting summary judgment against an insurance company based on a duty to defend in United States v. Clark, No. 08-CV-4158, which concerned the South Green Plating Superfund Site in Chicago, Illinois. The federal government sought reimbursement for response costs incurred while cleaning up the ... -
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... -
Contamination Claims Against Dry Cleaner Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on June 18, 2010The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently issued an opinion in Tinaglia Family L.P. v. North Shore Cleaners, Inc., No. 09 C 6031, which concerned the Plaintiff's commercial and residential property in Glencoe, Illinois. The Plaintiff's property is adjacent to property owned by the Defendants, who operate a dry cleaning establishment on site. According to the co... -
U.S. EPA Settles Enforcement Action Concerning Anhydrous Ammonia Release
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on April 6, 2010On April 2nd, U.S. EPA announced that it settled a federal enforcement action against Handy Fertilizer Inc. in Millstadt, Illinois. EPA alleged that the defendant failed to provide immediate notification to the National Response Center of a 4,096-pound release of anhydrous ammonia on Sept. 23, 2008 at its plant located at 5959 Floraville Road. The defendant also failed to update the ac... -
City of Ottawa, IL Agrees to Pay $150,000 to Settle Superfund Case
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on April 5, 2010On March 25th, a consent decree was agreed to by the parties in United States vs. City of Ottawa, Civil Action No. 10-1887, which concerned facilities at the Ottawa Radiation Areas Superfund Site in Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois. The site consists of 16 areas polluted by radioactive materials. The pollution came from the Radium Dial Co. (from 1918 to 1936) and Luminous Processes, Inc. (fro... -
U.S. Adds Two Illinois Sites to National Priorities List
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 9, 2010The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that two sites in Illinois--the Chemetco site in Hartford and the Lake Calumet Cluster site in Chicago--to the Superfund National Priorities List ("NPL"). The National Priorities List is a list of the most serious sites identified for possible long-term cleanup. Here's how U.S. EPA described the two sites: "The Chemetco site is on Illin... -
Court Finds Owner of Facility’s Equipment Liable in Cost-Recovery Case
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on February 27, 2010In United States v. Saporito, Case No. 07 C 3169, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently ruled that the federal government could recover its environmental cleanup costs against the current owner of a facility's equipment. Beginning in the 1970s, Crescent Plating operated a facility on the northwest side of Chicago that plated steel and brass object...
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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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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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