Environmental Protection Agency news
Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in new construction since 1986, when Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act, but they are still in use across the U.S. and in Illinois.
The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured
The City of Morris approved a contract with HR Green on Monday for environmental services regarding the former site of Superior Battery, which burned in June 2020, forcing nearly 4,000 residents living within a half-mile radius out of their homes.
Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval.
Illinois’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars.
The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.
A Will County Center For Economic Development began its first efforts on Tuesday to gather input from residents on what potentially contaminated or polluted areas in the region could be cleaned up and redeveloped.
The Center for Economic Development worked with the communities of Joliet, Lockport and Rockdale in applying for the grant. Community meetings are being held Nov. 14 in Joliet and Lockport.
More than $437,000 in funding has been provided to Plainfield to replace lead service lines in the village.
Illinois faces a deadline next month to either change the way it enforces air pollution emission limits on heavy industries or face federal sanctions that could eventually result in restricted access to billions of dollars in federal highway funding.
Smog settled hazily across the DeKalb area Tuesday, blanketing the county with a sheen of smoke that left visibility low in some places and air quality poor for many, as smoke from wildfires continues to waft south from Canada.
The EPA on Tuesday proposed limiting the amount of harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water to the lowest level that tests can detect, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer.
ExxonMobil Joliet and Citgo Lemont refineries high on list of discharges reported by Environmental Integrity Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency previously completed about $4 million of emergency cleanup at the scrapyard at 78 Monroe Ave. after contaminants were found in the soil and in the Rock River
The city of Genoa is creating an inventory of residential water service lines in an effort to identify how many are lined with lead and need to be replaced. Residents should anticipate a public works employee could soon visit their home.