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State Health Department Recommends Testing of Private Wells Near Marquette Heights, IL
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 23, 2010The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently advised residents who obtain their drinking water from private wells in the Marquette Heights (Tazewell County) area to test their water for possible groundwater contamination. Routine testing of Marquette Heights community water supply wells by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) indicates contaminants could be presen... -
Federal Trial Court Holds That Agencies Properly Issued Permits For Oil Pipeline Expansion, Including Pipeline in Illinois
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 22, 2010The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota recently granted summary judgment for the defendants in Sierra Club v. Clinton, Case No. 09-cv-02622, which concerned permits that federal agencies issued to Enbridge Energy for an oil pipeline expansion project, which includes pipeline in Illinois. Here's how the Court described the project: "This case involves the construction and opera... -
Environmental Register for October 2010
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 19, 2010The Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued its Environmental Register publication for October 2010. The Environmental Register features a letter from Chairman Girard, which discusses the Board's "very active rulemaking docket." The Environmental Register also contains a rulemaking update, a summary of actions of the Board, a summary of new cases, the Board's calendar, and the Divisi... -
Environmental Trust Fund Established in GM Bankruptcy to Clean Up 89 Sites, Including Illinois Site
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 16, 2010The Department of Justice recently published in the Federal Register a notice concerning a consent decree and settlement agreement to be lodged in the GM bankruptcy case, In re: Motors Liquidation Corp, et al., f/k/a General Motors Corp., et al., Jointly Administered Case No. 09–50026 (REG). The settlement agreement resolves claims and causes of action of the Environmental Protection Agency... -
Federal Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Results in Settlement
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 15, 2010Federal Clean Air Act Enforcement Action Results in Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it settled an enforcement action against a Chicago company relating to alleged Clean Air Act violations: "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Lakeside Lithography, 1600 S. Laflin St., Chicago on alleged Clean Air Act violation... -
U.S. EPA Disapproves of NOX Revision to Illinois’ State Implementation Plan
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 11, 2010The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently published a rule in the Federal Register disapproving a revision of Illinois' State Implementation Plan (SIP) that governs the State's efforts to comply with the federal Clean Air Act. The proposed revision provided for the determination and crediting of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) emission reductions resulting from the voluntary applicati... -
Parties Settle State Enforcement Action Alleging Landfill Violations
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 10, 2010The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently accepted the parties' stipulation and proposed settlement in People v. Swinson, Case No. PCB 10-8, which concerns defendant Don Swinson's vacant lot at 2000 Cunningham Road in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, and the general construction or demolition debris (C&D) that co-defendant Champion Environmental Services allegedly transported ...
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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.9 months ago ·
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