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Illinois Promotes Environmental Education through EJ Writers and Arts Contest

November 18, 2022

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) is inviting fifth and sixth grade writers and artists from around the state to participate in this year’s Poster, Poetry, & Prose Contest.…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education, environmental justice

Illinois Signs Legislation Charting a Path to a 100% Clean Energy Future by 2050

September 17, 2021

This week, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed groundbreaking legislation into law that puts the state on a path toward 100% clean energy, reportedly making Illinois the first state in the Midwest…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: climate, energy

ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update

March 2, 2021

In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: PFAS

Illinois Issues Statewide Health Advisories for PFAS

February 26, 2021

On January 28, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the issuance of health advisories for four PFAS chemicals in accordance with Illinois groundwater regulations. Each…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: PFAS, public health

Illinois Green Bonds Deliver Clean Water and Fund Wastewater Treatment

January 29, 2021

Last month, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) closed their joint $500 million Clean Water Initiative-State Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, Series 2020 (Series 2020…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: infrastructure, SRF, waterbodies

Illinois Monarch Action Plan Takes Flight

October 1, 2020

On September 24, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and Illinois Departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, and Agriculture solidified their commitment to protecting monarch butterflies and other pollinators by signing…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: conservation

Illinois Sparks New Environmental Curriculum for Fifth-Sixth Grade Educators

August 21, 2020

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim announced that the Agency has again partnered with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education

Illinois Awards Grants for Energy Efficiency at Public Wastewater Plants

May 14, 2020

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director John J. Kim has announced the award of approximately $422,000 in grant funding to four Illinois wastewater treatment facilities as part of the Office of…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: energy, wastewater

Illinois EPA Removes Over 1,200 Tons of Waste Tires in Forced Removal

January 10, 2020

In December, Illinois EPA Director John Kim announced the completion of a forced used tire removal action in Chicago Heights, an Environmental Justice area in Cook County. Illinois EPA has…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: environmental justice

Illinois Makes Dramatic Strides toward Nutrient Reduction Goals

December 6, 2019

On November 18, the Directors of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the release of the state’s second Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: nutrients, waterbodies

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