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Canadian National Railway to Pay for Environmental Testing After Derailment
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 12, 2010According to a recent article in the Southtown Star, Canadian National Railway will pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the State of Illinois and Winnebago County over a train derailment in Rockford, Illinois in June 2009. During the derailment, 18 rail cars, all containing ethanol, left the tracks resulting in an explosion. At the height of the fire, 14 rail cars were ablaze.... -
Rejecting Federal Officer Removal, Federal Court Remands Contamination Case to State Court
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 20, 2009On December 15, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois remanded the case of Custer v. Cerro Flow Products, Inc., No. 09-514-DRH, to State court, rejecting the defendants' purported removal to Federal court based on the Federal Officer Removal Statute. The Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in State court alleging that they suffered serious life-threatening illnesses, incl... -
Cleanup at Waukegan Lakefront Superfund Site to Continue
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 19, 2009According to a recent article in the Lake County News-Sun, the U.S. EPA and the State of Illinois are set to invest tens of millions of dollars to continue cleanup at the Outboard Marine Corporation ("OMC") Superfund Site. Here is how U.S. EPA describes the OMC Site: It "is located on Lake Michigan around the northern Waukegan Harbor area in Waukegan, Illinois. The site contains four clean... -
Illinois EPA Announces Cleanup of Illegal Dump Site
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young onOn December 16, 2009, the Illinois EPA announced a plan to cleanup an illegal dump site located at 140 Kohl Street, Creve Coeur, Tazewell County, Illinois. Illinois EPA "will clean up approximately 200 cubic yards of used and waste tires, white goods, vehicles, general construction or demolition debris, and general household refuse" at the property. "While all illegally dumped waste prese... -
U.S. EPA Confirms School Property Not Contaminated By Drycleaner
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 14, 2009According to a recent article in the River Forest Leaves newspaper, the U.S. EPA conducted testing to confirm that the soil at St. Luke Parish School in River Forest is environmentally safe. The school is across the street from River Forest Dry Cleaners, located at 7613 Lake Street. The dry cleaners is listed on Illinois EPA's Site Remediation Program database, and, according to the article,... -
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 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...
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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...6 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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