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Illinois Environmental News Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 6, 2011Here's your Illinois environmental news update for this morning from across the internet: (1) An environmental assessment relating to underground storage tank leak incidents at a Speedy Citgo property in Palatine is continuing, and the gas station could be demolished sometime in December. http://palatine.patch.com/articles/speedy-citgo-remediation-continues (more…)... -
Experienced Chicago Environmental Attorney Interviewed by American Bar Association
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 2, 2011Attorney Dave Scriven-Young describes his accomplished environmental practice and provides tips to young attorneys for American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Career Development Initiative. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 2, 2011 – To be successful, environmental lawyers must be flexible and willing to take on different kinds of matters, including litigating cases, negotiating corpor... -
U.S. EPA Reaches $39,926 Settlement With Founder of River Forest Dry Cleaners Superfund Site
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 23, 2011The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced in a Federal Register Notice that it reached an administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs with Edward Ditchfield, the founder of the River Forest Dry Cleaners Superfund site in River Forest, Cook County, Illinois. River Forest is a suburb of Chicago. The settlement requires Ditchfield to pay $39,926, plus po... -
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Purchaser of Property Based on Inaccurate Environmental Representations and Warranties
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on October 10, 2011In Nature Conservancy v. Wilder Corp., No. 09-2988, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago recently affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the purchaser of land contaminated by the prior landowner. This case concerned farmland purchased by The Nature Conservancy from Wilder for $16,350,000. The sales contract required Wilder to remove from the... -
Please Join Us For Upcoming CBA Events!
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on September 16, 2011As Co-Chair of the Environmental Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, I invite you to attend two upcoming events. (1) Please join us for our committee meeting on September 22nd at 12:15 pm at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court. Our meeting will feature Jennifer Hesse, who is an attorney at the City of Chicago Department of Environment. For mo... -
News Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on June 10, 2011Here is a summary of three news stories that recently appeared concerning Illinois environmental issues: (1) A report from the International Joint Commission, which advises the U.S. and Canadian governments on Great Lakes issues, shows that "artificially raising water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan to compensate for drop-offs caused by human tinkering is technologically feasible but would... -
Chicago Area Waterway System Water Quality Standards Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on June 1, 20116/7/11 Update: On an 8-1 vote, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's elected board endorsed a new policy that backs more stringent water quality standards for the Chicago Area Waterway system. (Click here for the Chicago Tribune article.) (more…)...
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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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