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• EPA Announces $2 Million Recycling Education Grant to Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for Improved Recycling Stream in Chicago Area

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $2 Million Recycling Education Grant to Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for Improved Recycling Stream in Chicago Area

  • Release Date: November 13, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Franklin Park, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Franklin Park is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Franklin Park, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $280,000 in Grants to Help Illinois Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $280,000 in Grants to Help Illinois Businesses Prevent Pollution as Part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: November 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $145 Million for Water Infrastructure in Illinois Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $145 Million for Water Infrastructure in Illinois Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $11 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines in Illinois to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  The selectees will reduce diesel emissions across a range of projects, including upgrades to freight, industrial and municipal equipment

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $11 Million to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines in Illinois to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions that are Better for Our Communities

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $75.5 Million in Funding to Illinois to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA Announces New Final Regulations and New Funding Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda for Clean Drinking Water

  Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $75.5 Million in Funding to Illinois to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with 3M Co. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Cordova Facility in Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with 3M Co. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Storage Violations at Cordova Facility in Illinois

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Illinois Cabinet Site in Rockford, Illinois 

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Illinois Cabinet Site in Rockford, Illinois 

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Pangea Real Estate for Alleged Lead Violations at Rental Units in Chicago and Calumet City  

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Pangea Real Estate for Alleged Lead Violations at Rental Units in Chicago and Calumet City  

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Announces Settlement with Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp. in Cahokia, Illinois, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp. in Cahokia, Illinois, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• EPA Announces Proposed Order Requiring Archer Daniels Midland Co. to Take Actions to Ensure Safe Operation of its Carbon Sequestration Well in Decatur, Illinois

  EPA will accept public comments on the proposed order through October 21

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Proposed Order Requiring Archer Daniels Midland Co. to Take Actions to Ensure Safe Operation of its Carbon Sequestration Well in Decatur, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Monmouth, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Monmouth is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Monmouth, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with City of Elgin, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Elgin is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with City of Elgin, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Maywood, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Maywood is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Partnership with Village of Maywood, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA to Hold Community Learning Session on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Community Learning Session on Air Permit Renewal for Veolia Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Sauget, Illinois

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024