Illinois EPA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for County Solid Waste Planning
$500,000 Available to Assist in Implementing Solid Waste Planning Obligations
| May 2, 2022
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Pritzker Administrations Focuses Remaining $84 Million Volkswagen Settlement Funding on Electric Transportation and Infrastructure
Illinois EPA submits revised Beneficiary Mitigation Plan to Trustee
| May 2, 2022
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Illinois EPA Invests Over $182 Million in Wastewater and Drinking Water Projects in Third Quarter of FY22
Over $8.5 Million in Principal Forgiveness Granted to Loan Recipients
| April 29, 2022
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Four Science Students Receive Environmental Excellence Awards from Illinois EPA
| April 27, 2022
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Illinois EPA Refers LB Five, LLC, Series E to Attorney General for Enforcement
Action taken following release of gasoline from underground storage tanks
| April 11, 2022
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Illinois EPA Refers Circle K to Attorney General for Enforcement
Action taken following release of gasoline and diesel fuel from a tanker truck in Madison County
| April 7, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces Nine Spring 2022 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
One-day collection events in addition to five long-term collection locations
| March 29, 2022
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Illinois EPA Completes Statewide Sampling for Investigation into the Prevalence of PFAS in Drinking Water
Data Collected Will Aid in Future Development of Drinking Water Standards
| March 16, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces More Than $750,000 in Energy Efficiency Grants for Low-Income Residential Projects
Grants Will Fund Energy Efficiency Improvement with an Estimated Energy Savings of over 662,000 kWhs annually
| March 14, 2022
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Illinois EPA Refers Marathon Pipe Line LLC to Attorney General for Enforcement
| March 11, 2022
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Illinois EPA Refers MM Business Enterprises Inc. to Attorney General for Enforcement
| March 10, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces Nearly $4 Million in Funding to the City of Joliet to Replace Lead Service Lines
| March 4, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces $4 Million in Funding to the City of Elgin to Replace Lead Service Lines
| March 4, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces Over $1.7 Million in Funding to the City of Canton to Replace Lead Service Lines
| March 4, 2022
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Illinois EPA Invests Over $65.6 Million in Wastewater and Drinking Water Projects in Second Quarter of FY22
Over $3 Million in Principal Forgiveness Granted to Loan Recipients
| March 1, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces $3.7 Million in Funding to the Village of Itasca to Replace Lead Service Lines
| February 16, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces Over $1.6 Million in Funding to the City of Sycamore to Replace Lead Service Lines
| February 16, 2022
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Illinois EPA Office of Energy Releases Third Round of Funding for Energy Efficiency Upgrades at Public Wastewater Treatment Plants
| February 1, 2022
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Pritzker Administration Awards Over $4.2 Million in Grants Providing 17 Electric School Buses in Chicagoland and Metro-East
Volkswagen Settlement Funding Prioritizes All-Electric Transportation and Infrastructure
| January 19, 2022
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Illinois EPA Notifies Watseka Community Water System of Right-to-Know Requirements
Vinyl Chloride detected; customers required to be notified
| January 7, 2022
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Illinois EPA Announces Second Notice of Funding Opportunity for Unsewered Communities Planning Grants
| December 20, 2021
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Illinois EPA Files Administrative Rules to Create First Illinois Groundwater Quality Standards for PFAS Chemicals
The Proposed Rulemaking Incorporates Comments Submitted through Public Outreach
| December 13, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Announces over $16.8 Million in Grants for New Wastewater Infrastructure
Five Illinois Communities to Receive Funding Through Illinois EPA Unsewered Communities Construction Grant
| December 8, 2021 |
Illinois EPA Completes Used Tire Collection in St. Clair County
Over 110 Tons of Tires Collected
| November 18, 2021
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Illinois EPA Invests Over $29 Million in Wastewater and Drinking Water Projects in First Quarter of FY22
Over $5 Million in Principal Forgiveness Granted to Loan Recipients
| November 17, 2021
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Illinois EPA and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Introduce 5th-6th Grade Online Curriculum Focusing on Energy
Annual Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest to Follow Unit
| November 9, 2021
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Illinois EPA Announces New Long-Term Household Hazardous Waste Collection Location
Madison County Establishing and Supporting New Facility
| November 4, 2021
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Illinois EPA Announces Grant Opportunity to Fund Energy Efficiency Projects at Low-Income Residential Properties
Awards Will Fund Projects in Municipal and Coop Electric Territories and Prioritize Environmental Justice Areas
| October 19, 2021
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Illinois EPA Awards $156,000 Grant to American Farmland Trust
Advancing Water Quality Goals in the Illinois Vermilion Headwaters Watershed
| September 30, 2021
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Illinois Officials Release Third Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Biennial Report
Advancements Made in All Sectors, Much Work Remains | September 16, 2021
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Illinois EPA Announces Fall 2021Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
| August 19, 2021
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Illinois EPA State Fair Exhibit to Feature What Households Can Do to Help the Environment
| August 11, 2021
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Illinois EPA Releases Results of Rockton Private Well Sampling Showing Private Wells Not Impacted By Metals Detected in Groundwater Monitoring Wells
Source of the monitoring well contamination remains unknown | August 3, 2021
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Illinois EPA Issues Health Advisory for Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA)
Chemical identified through Illinois Statewide PFAS Investigation
| July 27, 2021
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Illinois EPA Sampling Detects Elevated Metals in Groundwater Monitoring Wells at Former Beloit Corporation Superfund Site in Rockton
Source of the contamination currently unknown; private well sampling being initiated
| July 22, 2021
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Illinois EPA Refers Marathon Pipe Line LLC, Henrichs Drainage, Inc. and Brad Orr to Attorney General for Enforcement
Action taken following release of gasoline from a pipeline in Iroquois County
| July 21, 2021
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Rockton Fire Sample Tests Confirm Air and Water Quality Are Safe
Affected residents encouraged to participate in on-going health survey
| July 9, 2021
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Illinois EPA Notifies North Park Public Water District of Right-to-Know Requirements
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) contamination detected below drinking water standard; customers required to be notified
| July 8, 2021
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Illinois EPA Refers Superior Battery Inc. to Attorney General for Enforcement
Action taken following lithium battery fire in Morris | July 1, 2021
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Important Information for Residents Returning Home Following ChemTool Evacuation
Air, Water, Soil, Surface Testing Progress Available online | June 18, 2021
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Illinois Officials Confirm Algal Bloom on Portions of the Illinois River
Residents should use caution when recreating and be aware of blue-green algae
| June 17, 2021
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Illinois EPA Refers Chemtool, Inc. to Attorney General for Enforcement
Action taken following chemical fire in Rockton
| June 15, 2021
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Illinois Officials Caution Residents Recreating in Illinois Lakes or Rivers to be Aware of Cyanobacteria (Blue-green Algae)
| June 8, 2021
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Illinois EPA Refers Phillips 66 Company to Attorney General for Enforcement
Action taken following sulfuric acid release in Hartford and Wood River | June 6, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $83,479 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the City of Rolling Meadows to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project | June 3, 2021
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Illinois EPA Awards $1 Million Grant to Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Grant to complete Robbins rain garden and riparian restoration project at Midlothian Creek
| May 20, 2021
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Mobile Vaccination Sites Available at Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
Residents can dispose of hazardous wastes and receive the COVID-19 Vaccine
| May 18, 2021
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Illinois EPA Announces $1 Million in Grant Awards for Unsewered Communities
Planning Grants to provide funding for communities to develop plans to address wastewater collection and treatment
| May 17, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $164,596 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the Village of Elmwood Park to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project
| May 14, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $611,250 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the Village of Calumet Park to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project | May 14, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $682,467 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the City of Berwyn to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project | May 14, 2021
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Illinois EPA Office of Energy invests $750,000 in the Illinois Clean Energy Innovation Fund
Funding made possible by the U.S. Department of Energy
| May 13, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $90,679 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the Village of Richton Park to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project | May 5, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $492,338 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the Village of Flossmoor to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund
implementation project | May 5, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Announces Revised, Electric Volkswagen Settlement Funding Plan and $9 Million Grant Opportunity for Electric School Buses
Plan Redirects Remaining $88.6 Million to Electric Transportation and Infrastructure Projects | April 29, 2021
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Illinois EPA Issues Health Advisory for Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) and an Updated Health Advisory for Perfluorobutanesulfonic Acid (PFBS)
| April 15, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $605,300 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the City of St. Charles to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project
| April 15, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $204,000 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the Rockford Park District to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project | April 15, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $195,500 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to the City of Monmouth to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project
| April 15, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $207,751 in Rebuild Illinois Capital Funding to HeartLands Conservancy to Address Stormwater Runoff
Illinois EPA Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunity program to fund implementation project
| April 15, 2021
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Pritzker Administration Awards $919,869 to Develop a Watershed Plan to Help Address Flooding in Cahokia Heights
Illinois EPA awards grant to HeartLands Conservancy for community endorsed watershed-based plan
| March 23, 2021
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Illinois EPA Announces Spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events for 2021
| March 18, 2021
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Illinois EPA Awards $420,000 to Sangamon County Soil and Water Conservation District
Water Quality Improvements Continue in Lake Springfield Watershed
| February 18, 2021
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Illinois EPA Awards $106,613 to Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District for Update of the 2011 Embarras River Watershed Management Plan
| February 18, 2021
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Illinois EPA Issues Health Advisories for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Accordance with Illinois Groundwater Regulations
| January 28, 2021
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