Number of parties suing Sterigenics jumps to 73
The number of parties suing medical supply sterilization company Sterigenics on claims that its ethylene oxide gas emissions caused serious...
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Bill phasing out ethylene oxide in densely populated areas fails in committee
A bill that would phase out the use of ethylene oxide except in sparsely populated areas of the state is...
Business, industry groups push back against proposed ethylene oxide bans
Business and industry groups are pushing back against legislative efforts to widely ban the use of ethylene oxide, a known...
IEPA grants construction permit to Sterigenics
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency approved a construction permit Friday that will allow a medical supply sterilization plant linked to...
Illinois AG joins lawsuit against federal limits to California’s regulatory powers
California’s ability to regulate the pollution limits of cars and light trucks should not be limited by the federal government,...
Environmental groups push again for ‘fracking’ transparency
A coalition of environmental groups, backed by some Democratic state lawmakers, are making another attempt this year to pass legislation...
Pritzker issues disaster proclamation as temperatures plummet
As much of the state braces for brutally cold weather over the next few days, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a...
Pritzker signs on to U.S. Climate Alliance
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an order to join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan group of governors who have...
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