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Illinois Environmental News Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 19, 2011Here's your Illinois environmental news update for this morning from across the internet: (1) According to Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center, U.S. EPA signed a rule to curb toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants with three separate limits: one for mercury, a second for acid gases, and a third for particulate matter, which is used to target emissions of metals such as ch... -
Illinois Environmental News Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 15, 2011Here's your Illinois environmental news update for this morning from across the internet: (1) Settlement of lawsuit against Metropolitan Water Reclamation District formalizes deadlines to finish sections of the Deep Tunnel, but the entire system will not be completed until 2029. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-legal-settlement-to-force-completion-of-deep-tunnel-20111214... -
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 Publishes Spring 2011 Regulatory Agenda and Provides Glimpse of New Regulations
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on July 7, 2011On July 7, 2011, U.S. EPA published in the Federal Register its 2011 Spring Regulatory Agenda. This document is interesting because it provides a look at U.S. EPA’s goals and how those goals are being met through the Agency’s regulations. The Regulatory Agenda identified “the five over-arching strategic goals and five cross-cutting fundamental strategies” for how U.S. EPA approaches its wo... -
Public Comment Period Extended for Proposed PCB Disposal Cell at Clinton Landfill
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on July 3, 2011The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an extension of the public comment period for a proposed PCB disposal cell at the Clinton Landfill in Clinton, Illinois, until August 14th. The public comment period had originally been scheduled to close on June 15th. According to a story in the Chicago Tribune, "Residents have opposed the plan because the disposal area is above an underg... -
State Enforcement Action for Contaminating Public Water Supplies with Arsenic Results in $12,000 Settlement
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on June 25, 2011The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently accepted the parties' stipulation and proposed settlement in People v. JR Investment Group, LLC, Case No. PCB 07-139, which concerned a public water supply for a mobile home park located in the Village of Goodfield, Woodford County, Illinois. (more…)... -
Village of Crestwood Settles Class Action for $500,000
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 4, 2011The Chicago Tribune recently reported that the Village of Crestwood, Illinois "will pay residents $500,000 to settle one of the class-action lawsuits filed after it was learned that the southern Chicago suburb had been secretly pumping contaminated water to households for more than 20 years. Crestwood will also provide residents with free garbage pickup, vehicle stickers and business licen...
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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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