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Property Owners May Sue When Government’s Actions Temporarily Floods Property
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on July 11, 2016The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled, in Hampton v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, that property owners may recover compensation under the Illinois Takings Clause when government action results in temporary flooding of their properties. The Plaintiffs sued the MWRD, which is responsible for stormwater management, alleging that their properties were flooded and their... -
Morning Illinois Environmental Law News Update: 7/25/13
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on July 25, 2013* An updated, $50 million blueprint for keeping bighead and silver carp from reaching the Great Lakes calls for a new section to be added to the electric fish barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, construction of a mobile electric device that can be dragged behind a boat to herd fish away from places where they do not belong, and rebuilding a ditch berm to support a chain-link fence ... -
Illinois Environmental News Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 27, 2011Here's your Illinois environmental news update for this morning from across the internet: (1) Newly constructed pump at the Groot Industries Inc. yard in Round Lake Park dispenses compressed natural gas, which company officials say will offer a better long-term alternative for powering its fleet of waste disposal trucks. It is also projected to eventually be the first large-scale plant acces... -
Illinois Environmental News Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on December 15, 2011Here's your Illinois environmental news update for this morning from across the internet: (1) Settlement of lawsuit against Metropolitan Water Reclamation District formalizes deadlines to finish sections of the Deep Tunnel, but the entire system will not be completed until 2029. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-legal-settlement-to-force-completion-of-deep-tunnel-20111214... -
U.S. EPA Approves Tougher Standards for Portions of Chicago Waterways
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on November 8, 2011The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved water quality standards set by the Illinois Pollution Control Board for certain portions of Chicago-area waterways. The new standards establish recreational use designations for the Chicago Area Waterway System ("CAWS") and the Lower Des Plaines River ("LDPR"). EPA approved the Board's adoption of four categories of recreationa... -
Chicago Area Waterway System Water Quality Standards Update
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on June 1, 20116/7/11 Update: On an 8-1 vote, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's elected board endorsed a new policy that backs more stringent water quality standards for the Chicago Area Waterway system. (Click here for the Chicago Tribune article.) (more…)... -
USEPA Determines That Water Quality Standards for Chicago Area Waterway System Are Inadequate
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on May 13, 2011In a letter dated May 11, 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency informed the Illinois EPA that Illinois' water quality standards for certain portions of the Chicago Area Waterway System ("CAWS") are inadequate. This was first reported by the Chicago Tribune in a front-page story. Illinois last evaluated water quality standards for the CAWS in 1985. The USEPA letter states...
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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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