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Sierra Club Reactivates Program to Inspect Construction Sites
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 12, 2019According to a recent news report, local Sierra Club chapters are reactivating programs that support volunteers who inspect construction sites for potential violations of environmental laws. For many years, the national Sierra Club organization has had programs to "connect people with their waterways" by having them conduct local water quality testing and monitoring. At times, these programs a... -
Illinois Department of Public Health Approves New Lead Rules
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 16, 2019On January 15, 2019, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules approved rules proposed by the Illinois Department of Public Health that will increase the number of children identified with lead poisoning and trigger earlier intervention. The rules lower the level at which public health interventions are initiated for children with blood lead levels from 10 micrograms per deciliter to 5 microgr... -
New Federal Decision Requires Clean Water Act Permits for Recyclers of Construction Waste
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 19, 2018The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently decided that contractors that process construction debris and waste for recycling may need to obtain permits under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) for their stormwater runoff. As the Second Circuit ruled, “not every incident of stormwater runoff is subject to regulation under the CWA. Only stormwater runoff associated with certain en... -
Illinois Attorney General Wins Lawsuit Over Trump Administration Regarding Smog Regulations
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 16, 2018A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration failed to timely designate the areas of the country that have "attainment" (meeting) or "nonattainment" (not meeting) with the ground-level ozone standards established in 2015. When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency missed an October 1, 2017 deadline, fourteen states (including Illinois), the District of Columbia, and several enviro... -
Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Offense of Failure to Notify IEPA of Asbestos Removal
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 6, 2018Criminal prosecutions of federal environmental laws are rare and are typically limited to situations where the defendant knowingly, intentionally, and willfully violated a particular environmental statute or regulation. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois recently announced that a man was charged with the felony offense of failure to notify regulatory authorities p... -
Trump DOJ Moves to Limit Reliance on Guidance Documents in EPA Federal Enforcement Matters
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on February 2, 2018The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has developed dozens of guidance documents over the years for air, compliance and enforcement, pesticides and toxic substances, waste, and water. (See EPA's website listing guidance documents.) These guidance documents were prepared under the premise that industry needs additional information to be able to comply with the requirements placed on them by ... -
Toxics Release Inventory Analysis Shows Good News Nationally, Mixed Bag for Illinois
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 17, 2017The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its annual 2015 Toxics Release Inventory ("TRI") National Analysis, which tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment. This information is gathered from American facilities in different industries, which must report annually on how much of each chemical is released to the environ...
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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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