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Proposed Legislation Would Ban Perc in Drycleaning
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 15, 2010Under a bill proposed by Representative Julie Hamos (HB6115), the State of Illinois would phase out and ultimately ban the use of perchloroethylene ("perc") in drycleaning. The bill would mandate as follows: 1) Beginning January 1, 2011, no person shall install a drycleaning machine that uses perchloroethylene. 2) Beginning January 1, 2013, no person shall use perchloroethylene in... -
$7,500 Administrative Penalty Citation Issued by IL Pollution Control Board for Open Dumping
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 11, 2010On February 18, 2010, the Illinois Pollution Control Board issued an administrative citation order in County of Jackson v. Clover, IPCB No. AC 10-5, which concerned defendant’s facility located in Jackson County, Illinois and known as the “Murphysboro/Gary Clover site". Jackson County alleged that the defendant violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act by allowing litter, open ... -
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... -
$14,300 Settlement of State Enforcement Action Alleging Dumping of Pesticides
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 3, 2010On February 4, 2010, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted a settlement in People v. Buysee, IPCB No. 09-31, which concerned the defendant’s business as a landscape contractor located at Route 6 and Niabi Road approximately two miles north of Coal Valley, Rock Island County, Illinois. The State alleged that the defendant violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act by (1) cau... -
State Enforcement Action Alleging Wastewater Discharge Violations Settled for $84,570
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 1, 2010On January 7, 2010, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted the settlement of a state enforcement action in People v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., IPCB No. PCB 07-124. The action concerned discharges in 2005 of various process wastewaters from the defendant's food processing and production facility, located at 1555 West Ogden Avenue, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois. The State allege... -
IL Pollution Control Board Accepts Settlement of Action Against Construction Company for Open Dumping
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on February 28, 2010On February 4, 2010, the Illinois Pollution Control Board accepted the settlement of an administrative citation action filed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency against Blickhan Family Corporation, Inc. and Blick’s Construction Co. Inc. in Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. The Blickhan Family Corporation, IPCB No. AC 09-43. The Illinois EPA alleged that the defen... -
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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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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