Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Recent News About Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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Illinois energy companies move to dismiss Sierra Club's suit seeking to shut down power plant
BENTON – Energy companies that own Prairie State power plant near Marissa have operated in accordance with Illinois law since they started burning coal, according to a motion they filed to dismiss a suit seeking to shut it down. -
Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action on May 6, 2022
Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action on May 6, 2022. -
Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Against Marathon Pipe Line LLC Over Oil Spill
Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Against Marathon Pipe Line LLC Over Oil Spill. -
Certification denied in proposed class action over '15 Highland oil spill
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle has denied certification of a class action over oil that spilled at Silver Lake near Highland in 2015. -
Illinois lawmakers tackle balloons, pitchfork fishing, but keep residents in dark on ethics reforms
The Illinois General Assembly busies itself with limiting balloon releases and regulating pitchfork fishing along highways when ethics reform is the need in a state with a rich history of corruption. -
Air monitoring for five Illinois cities to be considered by lawmakers at JCAR hearing
Illinois lawmakers will consider a requirement that ambient air in or around five cities be monitored for ethylene oxide levels during a meeting of the the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) Tuesday morning. -
Bailey renews suit vs Pritzker, says Attorney General has ignored prior opinion on limits of guv's COVID powers
State Rep. Darren Bailey says a recently unearthed 2001 opinion from former Attorney General Jim Ryan "lays bare" the governor's emergency powers "overreach." -
2001 memo: Illinois governors can't simply extend emergency powers beyond 30 days without legislators' OK
A 2001 memo indicates the longstanding position of the Illinois Attorney General's Office contradicts its recent court filings arguing Gov. JB Pritzker can rule by executive order for as long as COVID-19 is declared an emergency in Illinois. -
EPA data reveals EtO in air, far from targeted emissions sources; Med device makers urge EPA to pump brakes on rules
Industry warns acting on stringent public risk assessment levels 'pose increased risk to public health' -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Former Director of Illinois EPA Renee Cipriano joins Thompson Coburn
Nationally recognized environmental attorney Renee Cipriano has joined Thompson Coburn as a partner. -
Callis representing Premcor in suit seeking remediation costs at Hartord refinery
EAST ST. LOUIS – Premcor has hired former Third Circuit chief judge Ann Callis for a suit seeking recovery of remediation costs at its refinery in Hartford. -
HEPLERBROOM: Environmental Attorneys Publish Article on Erosion of Regulated Entities’ Traditional Protections
Jennifer Martin, Alec Messina, and Michael Murphy have published an article in the Illinois Manufacturer that highlights how recent cases involving alleged violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act have set some alarming precedents for Illinois companies. -
Edwardsville law firm celebrates 125th birthday
Local law firm HelperBroom recently held a luncheon to celebrate its 125th birthday. -
State lawsuit over Sterigenics emissions cites state permit as evidence of 'hazard'; Undercuts permit process?
The Illinois Attorney General's Office and DuPage County State's Attorney have partnered to sue Sterigenics over its alleged emissions of ethylene oxide. However, the state lawsuit has come despite no contention from anyone that Sterigenics violated the terms of its permit, issued by the state. Some worry about the message such a 'bizarre' course of action by the state may send to its businesses, many of whom have similar permits of their own. -
Woman, City of Madison settle suit alleging injuries after falling into manhole while carrying baby
A woman alleging she and a baby were injured when they fell into a manhole has reached a settlement with the City of Madison. -
Court upholds IEPA's denial of landfill post-closure certification after site found still to contain contaminants
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed an independent Illinois Pollution Control Board’s decision stipulating that regulations require extension of a sanitary landfill’s post-closure upkeep beyond 15 years if the possibility of a future violation still exists. -
Preliminary settlement reached in class action between Roxana residents, Shell Oil
EAST ST. LOUIS – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently issued a preliminary order of approval for the settlement of a class action lawsuit between residents of Roxana and Shell Oil Co. -
Fifth District sends marriage dissolution back to trial court
MOUNT VERNON – The Fifth District Appellate Court has overturned a trial court’s dissolution of a couple’s marriage, holding that the lower court failed to explain its decision to award maintenance payments. -
Fifth District affirms $785K whistleblower verdict in alleged EPA violations case
The Fifth District Appellate Court affirmed a Madison County jury’s verdict and Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth’s handling of a truck driver’s whistleblower suit alleging he was terminated after reporting his employer for allegedly inappropriately dumping toxic substances. -
Madison County claims it has immunity in a lawsuit alleging a woman and her baby fell into a manhole
Madison County alleges immunity and seeks to dismiss a mother’s lawsuit claiming she and her baby were injured when she fell into a manhole. Shelia DeBoise filed the May 8 lawsuit against Madison County, the City of Madison, its Department of Public Works, Venice Township, Metro East Sanitary District, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Manuel Foschiatti and some unnamed owners. According to the complaint, DeBoise claims she stepped on a manhole cover on Foschiatti’s property on May 11,