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$3 Million Awarded to Install Sewage Treatment and Septic Systems in Ridgewood
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 12, 2009According to an Illinois EPA press release, the State of Illinois will award $3 million in federal stimulus money and llinois EPA grants and loans to improve old and ailing sewage and drainage systems in Ridgewood, near Joliet in Will County. The money will be used to "pay for installing modern sewage treatment and septic systems to more than 180 homes, which now have inadequate or non-e... -
U.S. EPA Takes West Chicago Site Off National Priorities List
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 8, 2009Today, U.S. EPA published in the Federal Register a direct final Notice of Deletion of the Kerr-McGee Reed-Keppler Park Superfund Site, located in West Chicago, Illinois, from the National Priorities List ("NPL"). The NPL is a statutorily-mandated list of "national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the Un... -
IEPA Notifies Crystal Lake of Groundwater Contamination
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 4, 2009Today, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency reported that it notified the Crystal Lake public drinking water supply that "there has been a confirmed detection of groundwater contamination that poses a threat of exposure to the public above the Class I groundwater quality standards." Specifically, IEPA stated that "Trichloroethylene (TCE) has been detected and confirmed in Crystal La... -
IEPA Investigates Former Toastmaster Site in Algonquin
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 29, 2009According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune and an Illinois EPA fact sheet, IEPA is investigating soil and groundwater contamination east of the former Toastmaster property at 401 Washington St. in Algonquin, bordered by the Prairie Trail bike path to the west and south, Towne Park to the north, and Route 31 to the east. The property was historically used for the production of suc... -
Clean-Up To Begin at Manufactured-Gas Plant in Quincy
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 22, 2009According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, AmerenCIPS--a central Illinois utility company--will launch a $20 million cleanup of underground contaminants at a defunct gas-manufacturing plant in Quincy. Manufactured-gas plants were industrial facilities that produced gas from coal, oil and other feedstocks. The gas was stored, and then piped to the surrounding area, where it was use... -
IEPA Notifies Four Communities of Groundwater Contamination
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 20, 2009Today, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency reported that it notified the Fox River Grove public drinking water supply, the Hennepin Public Water District, the Rockford public water supply, and the Six Oaks Mobile Home Park (located south of Pecatonica on Route 20) public drinking water supply that there were confirmed detections of groundwater contamination that pose threats of expo... -
U.S. EPA Streamlines Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 14, 2009On November 13, 2009, U.S. EPA published a final rule in the Federal Register that streamlines the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure ("SPCC") rule. The purpose of the SPCC rule is to help prevent discharges of oil from storage containers into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. A facility is subject to the SPCC rule if it meets three criteria: "(1) it must be non-...
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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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