Rideshare unionization, drug-pricing oversight, plastic pellet and light pollution bills become law
The governor has signed more than 350 bills that passed in the spring session.
Tag: Pollution
State permit doesn’t automatically entitle Sterigenics to pollution coverage, court finds
The Supreme Court was asked to settle conflicting precedents.
Air pollution rule change to move forward, preventing sanctions from federal government
A proposed change in state air pollution regulations will move forward despite an objection from a legislative oversight committee, allowing ...
State regulators work to avoid federal Clean Air Act sanctions
Illinois faces a deadline next month to either change the way it enforces air pollution emission limits on heavy industries ...
NUTRIENT LOSS THREAT: Wastewater treatment plants improve to combat nutrient runoff
Excess nutrients from runoff of fertilizers used on suburban lawns and golf courses, along with waste from daily use in ...
NUTRIENT LOSS THREAT: Illinois agriculture continues to battle nutrient pollution
Nutrient loss is one of the most serious pollution threats faced in the U.S., causing a Rhode Island-sized dead zone ...
NUTRIENT LOSS THREAT: Nutrient pollution is Illinois’ ‘most widespread’ water problem
Off the southern coast of the U.S., there is an area six times the size of Rhode Island where every ...
From Better Government Association: Biden’s infrastructure push challenges Illinois’ car-centric approach
If President Joe Biden gets his infrastructure package through Congress, it could prompt Illinois and other states to reconsider how ...
Illinois AG sues company for coal ash pollution
The Illinois attorney general on Tuesday sued a Delaware company that owns the now-closed Vermilion Power Station over claims of ...
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