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Illinois EPA Announces 2012 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois EPA Interim Director John Kim announced household hazardous waste collections have resumed and have been scheduled in six downstate communities, in the Spring and the Fall of 2012, starting Saturday, June 2. “The Illinois EPA is very pleased to be able to resume this popular and important program after a three-year hiatus,” said Director Kim. “These events will provide residents in the central and southern parts of the state an opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste in a safe and environmentally responsible manner and will complement the four long-term household hazardous waste programs that continue to operate in the Northern part of the state.” The 2012 one-day collections are scheduled from 8 a.m.
Illinois EPA Awards $1 Million River Edge Grant to Rockford for Redevelopment
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Interim Director John Kim has announced that it has awarded the City of Rockford a $1 million River Edge Municipal Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to assist it with its long-term Brownfields environmental cleanup and redevelopment efforts. “I have been committed to making sure Rockford and communities around Illinois have the tools needed to continue putting people to work and growing local economies.
Illinois EPA grants Downers Grove Sanitary District Provisional Variance from Discharge Requirements
Springfield— The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has granted the Downers Grove Sanitary District a provisional variance from the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water discharge permit limits in order to perform maintenance to Outfall 1, of the District’s wastewater treatment plant . The District owns and operates the wastewater treatment plant in the Downers Grove area.
21st Annual Earth Stewardship Day at the Illinois State Fairgrounds
SPRINGFIELD – Over 900 Sangamon County fourth graders are participating in the 21st annual Earth Stewardship Day at the Illinois State Fairgrounds today, hosted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Agriculture and other state and local agencies. Between 9:30 a.m.
Illinois EPA and Boy Scouts of America team up for Annual 20-mile Lincoln Trail Hike
SPRINGFIELD — Over 1,000 area Boy Scouts are spending the day taking part in the annual Lincoln Trail Hike, so named because hikers retrace the steps of a young Abraham Lincoln as he journeyed from New Salem to Springfield to practice law. The Lincoln Trail Hike is part of the weekend activities of the 67th Annual Lincoln Pilgrimage, which is hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Council Boy Scouts of America.
Illinois EPA Responds to Chemical Spill into Prairie Creek Resulting in Fish Kill
SPRINGFIELD –Illinois EPA emergency responders and water quality specialists are in Tazewell County again today in response to yesterday’s release into Prairie Creek, on Allentown Road west of the Village of Allentown, of several hundred gallons of a mixture of 28 percent nitrogen and 13.3 percent of an herbicide containing Atrazine. The address is reported to be 24815 Allentown Road. In addition, approximately 60 gallons of diesel fuel were released in the vehicle accident that caused the release. The spill resulted in a large and “complete” fish kill downstream of the incident site.
Illinois EPA Awards Grants for Stormwater Management Programs
Springfield —Illinois EPA Interim Director John Kim today announced the award of nearly $5 million in Green Infrastructure Grants designed to reduce the amount of pollution running into Illinois waterways from stormwater sources. Applicants applied for grant awards in three categories: Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Rehabilitation; Stormwater Retention and Infiltration; and Green Infrastructure Small Projects.
Governor Quinn Announces Capital Funding to Disinfect the Chicago River – State Grant to Upgrade Chicago River Treatment Plants
CHICAGO – April 12, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced $10 million in state funding to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago to improve water quality in Chicago area waterways.
Illinois EPA Honors Young Environmentalists in 25th Annual Poster, Poetry and Prose Contest Ceremony
SPRINGFIELD — Today, Illinois EPA Interim Director John Kim honored a group of distinguished Illinois fifth and sixth grade students selected for their creative skills used to express environmental awareness, as part of the Agency’s 25th annual Poster, Poetry and Prose Contest. This year’s theme focused on storm water pollution and ways to prevent it with Going Green to Keep Your Storm Water Clean! The writers and artists selected from throughout Illinois were recognized at a reception in the Howlett Building in downtown Springfield.
Governor Pat Quinn Rolls Out Nation’s Largest Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Network – 350Green and 7-Eleven help drivers re-charge vehicles in under 30 minutes at Illinois Tollway Oases
SCHILLER PARK – March 29, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn and representatives from the Illinois Tollway, 350Green LLC and 7-Eleven, Inc.