This week, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) issued its 2024 Draft Enhanced Public Participation Plan (Draft Plan) for public review and comment, updating and superseding its 2018 Enhanced Public…
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Illinois Enacts Nation’s 16th Battery Recycling Law
Illinois requires battery producers to fund and manage the collection, transportation, and recycling of portable primary and rechargeable batteries.
Illinois Gets a Charge Out of EVs
Illinois EPA unveiled 16 new EV charging ports, the first to be implemented under the agency’s $82.6 million ‘Driving a Cleaner Illinois’ program.
Illinois Beyond the Bin Map
This interactive web-based map allows users to search for facilities that take certain types of recyclables. Users can search by item type (e.g., aluminum, to food waste, to tires, to…
Great Lakes Consortium for Fish Consumption Advisories’ Best Practice for PFOS Guidelines
Recommendations on PFOS consumption advisory levels from a collaboration of fish advisory program managers in eight states and Canada, based on the 2016 EPA Drinking Water Health Advisory.
State Environmental Agencies Count Down to Earth Day
Since 1970, the United States has celebrated the modern-day environmental movement with annual Earth Day observances around the country. This April 22, state environmental agencies will mark the day in…
Illinois Announces Energy Efficiency Funding for Areas of EJ Concern
On November 6, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced a $5M funding opportunity for public housing authorities, local governments, and nonprofits that operate housing assistance programs in areas of environmental…
Illinois Promotes Environmental Education through EJ Writers and Arts Contest
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.…
Illinois Signs Legislation Charting a Path to a 100% Clean Energy Future by 2050
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…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
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…
