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Recent News About Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from Madison County school district
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a Madison County school district’s dispute with an area refinery and the state’s Pollution Control Board. -
Fairmount Park sues insurance company for defense in horse manure contamination complaint
Druley An environmental contamination complaint over horse manure and trash dumped on land purchased for the development of a St. Clair County subdivision has spurred an insurance coverage dispute in federal court. -
Tillery seeks raw water data from IEPA to support claims; Defense says evidence should have existed before lawsuit was filed
Murphy BENTON – Two years after Stephen Tillery filed suit alleging weed killer atrazine contaminates Greenville's drinking water, he has begun to look for proof. -
Mississippi River Construction Co. owner pleads guilty to violating clear air act
Wigginton Franklin A. "Al" Bieri, 52, of O'Fallon, pled guilty today in federal court in East St. Louis to violating the Clean Air Act. -
Brownfield to greenfield: Trees do the work in BP refinery remediation project
Trees have been planted on BP refinery property in a phytoremediation project. A cost-effective, energy efficient remediation project on Wood River refinery property is relying on nature to clean up chemical compounds and petroleum in soils and groundwater. -
Rick Jones divorce trial set to begin
Bailey Ricki Lee Jones of Wood River would like to avoid a federal prison sentence but he can't get out of a divorce trial that could hurt worse than prison. -
Divorce proceeding: Rick Jones says IRS, FBI have his ledgers
IRS and FBI agents have obtained records of former developer and contractor Rick Jones of Wood River, according to a document in his divorce proceeding against wife Dorothy Jones. -
Hartford trustees stir litigation pot with new suit
Stack Hartford village trustees, who for years watched outside lawyers represent the entire village in lawsuits over pollution from refinery operations, have suddenly decided that they too can represent the entire village. -
Premcor, Apex Oil on the hook for Hartford clean-up
Stack In a simple solution to the puzzle of distributing blame among many oil companies for pollution in the village of Hartford, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency proposes to force two of them to clean up messes they didn't make. -
BP says Wood River clean up has 'never stopped'
Deer Park WOOD RIVER – Atlantic Richfield environmental business manager Tom Tunnicliff, responsible for cleanup of the former American Oil Company refinery in Wood River, says he can't talk about how his predecessor, Greg Jevyak, handled the cleanup. -
IEPA director unaware of Wood River problems
IEPA Director Douglas Scott Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Douglas Scott apparently was unaware of problems in the six-year-long Wood River refinery clean-up until a newspaper report documented them, internal communications show. -
Former BP exec's lawyer wants 'courtesy and largesse' info blocked
Deer Park is one of the areas in Wood River slated for clean-up. Former BP Amoco contractor Rick Jones of Wood River performed innumerable "acts of courtesy and largesse" for former BP Amoco environmental manager Greg Jeyvak, according to Jevyak's attorney. -
Stalled Wood River cleanup begs question: What did $30 million buy?
Six years and about $30 million later, questions remain about the integrity of a major environmental clean-up in Wood River. -
Wood River may take legal action against BP
Wood River officials are considering legal action to hasten the clean up of contaminated soil in the city. As pictured during a dedication ceremony in 2002, Deer Park was one area targeted for remediation. WOOD RIVER – City manager Jim Schneider and councilman Bill Redden say Wood River is considering legal action over BP Amoco's slow cleanup of refinery pollution. -
Brownfield cleanup in Wood River collapses
Former Illinois EPA Director Renee Cipriano prepares to cut ribbon at Deer Park in 2002. WOOD RIVER – Six years after state and local leaders unveiled a plan to clean up 840 acres of refinery pollution and attract all sorts of industry, those in charge of the project have gone away but the pollution has not. -
Mascoutah home owners sue city for sewer backup
A Mascoutah couple claims the city's failure to maintain its sewage system and lift station caused raw sewage to back up into their basement on four separate occasions within six months. -
St. Clair County sues ESL over illegal dumping
St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida wants the city of East St. Louis to stop dumping garbage illegally. -
O'Fallon resident suing city for sewer back flow
Linda Todoroff is suing O’Fallon for raw sewage that backed into her basement at 610 West Adams St.