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New Law #7: Increased Penalties for Violations of Rivers, Lakes, & Streams Act
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 5, 2016Continuing our countdown of new Illinois environmental laws taking effect on January 1, 2016 is Public Act 99-0073, which increases penalties for violations of the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act and permits the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to issue orders requiring remedial actions. (more…)... -
Illinois Pollution Control Board Releases Environmental Register for November 2015
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 30, 2015The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently issued its Environmental Register for November 2015. The Environmental Register summarizes the Board's work in November 2015 and provides a summary of actions of the Board, new cases, and the Board's calendar. The Environmental Register also contains an update of the Board's rulemaking proceedings, which included (1) a denial of Illinois EPA's requ... -
Model Stormwater Ordinance Contains Ideas to Prevent Flood Damage
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 7, 2015The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with Illinois State Water Survey, developed a model stormwater ordinance to help Illinois communities manage flooding and combat flooding-related damages in urban areas. The ordinance was developed as a result of a report that found increasing extreme precipitation events and that an increasing number of flood claims are occuring o... -
US EPA Limits Amount of Pollutants Discharged by Steam Electric Power Plants
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 4, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a final rule under the Clean Water Act regulating steam electric power plants. According to EPA, the rule "establishes the first nationally applicable limits on the amount of toxic metals and other harmful pollutants that steam electric power plants are allowed to discharge in several of their largest sources of wastewater." EPA believes... -
EPA Adds to Legal Morass to Business with Permit to Build
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 2, 2015Environmental law is complicated, and those complications can multiply when several states and the federal government get involved on a project. This principle is on display in Eagle Creek Township, Indiana, where work is underway to build a 600-acre quarry. According to news reports, the business building the quarry received a discharge permit under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, and the... -
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... -
Elmhurst Completes Environmental Controls at Pumping Stations
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on September 23, 2015According to news reports, the City of Elmhurst has completed the Salt Creek (Greenway) Trail Pumping Stations Water Quality and Landscape Enhancements project involving improvements at four pumping stations. "The goal of this project is to model the proper use of erosion and sedimentation control techniques using best management practices and educational displays. This work will help to manag...
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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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