Continuing our countdown of new Illinois environmental laws taking effect on January 1, 2016 is Public Act 99-0129, which adjusts how proceeds from the sale of oil or gas production from an oil or gas well may be made.
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Bills passed by the Illinois legislature include the ending of a ban on new nuclear power plant construction, which has been in place since 1987. ... See MoreSee Less
The Democratic-controlled legislature sent a slew of bills to the governor showing their priorities for the state, in addition to the $50.4 billion spending plan. Here are some highlights.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1 million to conduct environmental assessments and develop cleanup and reuse plans for polluted brownfield sites in Winnebago and Boone counties. ... See MoreSee Less
By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1 million to the Region 1 Planning Council to conduct environmental assessments and develop cleanup and reuse plans
Contractors understand how difficult it can be on a technical level to do work in or near wetlands or other environmentally-sensitive areas. Such work is even more difficult due to complex, ever-changing regulations coming from the federal government under the Clean Water Act ("CWA"). The CWA applie...
SCOTUS watch: The American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil, and DCOR LLC have filed a petition for justices to reverse a 2022 ruling that upheld a ban on all new permits for unconventional oil production methods on the Pacific outer continental shelf. ... See MoreSee Less
The case involves a hydraulic fracturing ban that industry says would lock up 10 billion barrels of oil and 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas off the