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After years of work by environmental activists to push action on the issue, the Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued findings and recommendations ....
Substantial data indicate the current conditions facing Chicago s Southeast Side epitomize the problem of environmental injustice, resulting from more than a half century of prior actions, Regan said. The neighborhood ranks at the highest levels for many pollution indicators such as air toxics cancer risk, respiratory hazard, lead paint, hazardous waste proximity and wastewater discharges, according to the EPA chief. Regan added he believes it s prudent that the city delays a decision on the pending permit until the analysis can be performed. Later on Friday, Lightfoot released a statement explaining she directed the Chicago Department of Health to initiate an environmental study recommended by the EPA and to push back a decision on issuing the permit. ....
Victory: The final rule ensures a safer, healthier future for Illinoisans Contacts Paul Dailing, Environmental Law & Policy Center, (312) 771-1979, pdailing@elpc.org Andrew Rehn, Prairie Rivers Network, (708) 305-6181, arehn@prairierivers.org Adil Trehan, Sierra Club, (202) 630-7275, adil.trehan@sierraclub.org Springfield, IL â The Illinois Pollution Control Boardâs finalization of coal ash regulations makes significant strides to rectify coal s toxic footprint in Illinois. The rules create a comprehensive framework for the detection and clean up of coal ash contamination of groundwater â the first in the stateâs history to specifically address this pollution. Not only do the new rules create a new precedent for cleaning up coal ash and restoring the environment, they make necessary improvements to public participation and environmental justice. In finalizing these rules, the Board rejected utility de ....
Environmental Groups: Stateâs Coal Ash Proposal a Good Start Proposed changes to Illinois Coal Ash Rule incorporate groupsâ input on monitoring, public participation, environmental justice Contacts Paul Dailing, Environmental Law & Policy Center, (312) 771-1979 Andrew Rehn, Prairie Rivers Network, (708) 305-6181 Chicago, IL â The Illinois Pollution Control Boardâs February 5th revisions to coal ash regulations proposed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make progress towards rectifying coal s dirty legacy in Illinois, but more can be done, said several environmental groups. Coal ash, the waste from burning coal, has contaminated groundwater in Illinois around both active and closed coal plants with arsenic, boron, sulfate, and other chemicals. A 2018 report by Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, Prairie Rivers Network, and Sierra Club found widespread pollution i ....