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Illinois Follows Federal Guidance & Reduces Fluoride in Water Supplies
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on October 20, 2015Following the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Illinois reduced the fluoridation requirement in its public water supply regulations, changing the requirement that all community water suplies maintain a fluoride ion concentration of 0.90 to 1.2 mg/L in the community water supply distribution system to reflect a fluordiation ion concentration of 0.7 mg/L. The I... -
Illinois Pollution Control Board Releases Environmental Register for August 2014
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on September 15, 2014The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently issued its Environmental Register for August 2014. The Environmental Register features a letter from Board Chairman Deanna Glosser, which summarizes the activity that the Board has conducted in rulemaking dockets, including amendments adopted that make the Board's rules consistent with, and as stringent as, the current federal regulations regardin... -
Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging FutureGen Air Permit
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on June 18, 2014The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois recently denied an attempt by Sierra Club to challenge an air pollution control construction permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the FutureGen 2.0 Project. The Court ruled in Sierra Club Inc. v. FutureGen Industrial Alliance Inc. that the Sierra Club could not challenge the permit in federal court; instead, t... -
Illinois Pollution Control Board Releases Environmental Register for February 2013
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 21, 2013The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently issued its Environmental Register for February 2013. The Environmental Register features a letter from Board Chairman Thomas Holbrook, which summarizes the activity that the Board has conducted in several rulemaking dockets. The Environmental Register also contains a rulemaking update, including a summary of the Board's adoption of a first ... -
Environmental Register for May 2011
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on June 15, 2011The Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued its Environmental Register publication for May 2011. The Environmental Register features a letter from Chairman Girard, which discusses progress that the Board made in a number of open rulemaking dockets. The Environmental Register also contains a rulemaking update, a summary of actions of the Board, a summary of new cases, and the Board's ca...
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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.8 months ago ·
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