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Illinois EPA Awards Drinking Water Grants to Small Community Water Supply Systems
SPRINGFIELD— Illinois EPA Interim Director, Lisa Bonnett has awarded nearly $2 million to 18 small communities across the state for repair and improvements to their public drinking water systems. All of the communities had experienced difficulty in achieving compliance with Safe Drinking Water standards. “Due to their size and limited resources, these small communities do not have the funds readily available to perform the necessary corrective actions on such long-term projects,” said Bonnett. “These grants will aid them in improving the drinking water they provide to their consumers.” The non-compliance issues for the proposed grant awards include arsenic violations, unsafe source waters, and inadequate pressure tanks. Project costs range from $5,222 to $200,000 based on the scope of the proposed project. The list of awards is attached.
Agreement close on education reform
SPRINGFIELD — When lawmakers, teachers, and education reformers sit down at the Illinois Capitol on Thursday, the three groups already have a deal on some changes for the classroom. But many of the larger education issues, including the balance of collective bargaining, the threat of a Chicago teachers’ strike, and how to fire a teacher, are not among them.
Rachael Leigh Cook: ‘Nothing You See Is Real’
‘She’s All That’ star Rachael Leigh Cook is back in the spotlight and she’s fighting the good fight against an unlikely enemy: Photoshop. The actress directed her argument to the audience at the Healthy Media for Youth Summit in Washington, D.C., claiming that doctored images of celebrities had a potentially negative effect on young people’s self-esteem.
The Bay Citizen Announces its Newsroom Staff
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The Bay Citizen, a new non-profit news organization, on Wednesday announced its staff reporter and online editor line-ups as it prepares for its May 26 launch. The Bay Citizen’s reporting team will focus on regional enterprise news coverage on six core civic beats.
BNA Launches One-of-a-Kind Research Tool for Navigating State Tax Nexus
ARLINGTON, Va., May 14 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — As state tax issues increase due to increasing budget deficits, BNA Tax & Accounting announced today that it has launched the new State Tax Nexus Evaluator , a new, one-of-a-kind research tool that helps businesses and practitioners determine income tax nexus for 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C.
Arizona pushes immigration politics to forefront (AP)
WASHINGTON – Arizona’s tough new immigration law swiftly reconfigured the national political landscape in an already high-octane election year. It creates peril for Democrats and Republicans on a divisive issue with implications for national security, states rights and race.
Squeezing Costs out of Healthcare Tops PricewaterhouseCoopers’ List of Health Industry Issues in 2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute’s Top 10 Health Industry Issues in 2010, puts healthcare cost control at the head of the list as the overarching theme for the year ahead. “Healthcare…
