Illinois legal aid group gets pesticides-related grant November 11, 2019 10:36 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving an Illinois legal aid group $30,000 to educate…
Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act October 16, 2019 10:31 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Tens of thousands of schools may be contaminated with PCBs, toxic chemicals banned 40 years…
Galesburg lead water testing results show improvements September 11, 2019 10:57 am|Galesburg has spent the last three years working to replace the town’s lead water service lines.
Perdue says Trump to act on ethanol waivers August 29, 2019 11:15 am|DECATUR, Ill. (AP) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says President Donald Trump will take action to soften…
Lead levels force halt in Chicago water meter installation July 10, 2019 11:56 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The city of Chicago has temporarily halted the installation of water meters after tests showed…
ISU project aims to make eco-friendly construction materials April 23, 2019 11:07 am|NORMAL, Ill. (AP) – Illinois State University faculty and students are hoping to help the environment by creating…
A man and a teen has been charged in Springfield arson fire February 7, 2019 12:25 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An adult and an alleged teenage accomplice are charged with setting fire to an…
High levels of manganese found at Chicago storage facility December 13, 2018 12:22 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Federal officials say that air monitors recorded dangerous levels of brain-damaging manganese near a storage…
EPA finds high lead levels in southeast Chicago yards November 23, 2018 2:50 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Federal officials have discovered high lead levels in yards on Chicago’s southeast side during searches…
Illinois residents see air pollution risks from 2 facilities November 3, 2018 12:56 pm|GURNEE, Ill. (AP) – A newspaper investigation says authorities have provided little warning to Illinois residents who are…
EPA to test air in neighborhood near sterilization company September 28, 2018 11:19 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will conduct additional monitoring for air pollution near…
Suburban Chicago company hit with nearly $5M EPA penalty September 21, 2018 11:16 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a suburban Chicago company will pay a nearly $5…
Illinois aims $108M VW settlement to replace diesel engines August 30, 2018 11:36 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois will use a $108 million settlement with Volkswagen over the company’s cheating on emissions…
Study: Illinois community faces high cancer risks August 29, 2018 11:17 am|WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) – A new federal study shows people living near a contract sterilization company in a…
Feds give $200,000 for cleanup contaminated Chicago site June 19, 2018 12:01 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – The federal government is providing $200,000 to clean up a site in an economically disadvantaged…
Settlement ends decade-old lawsuit with Illinois coal plants May 26, 2018 12:52 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly settled a nearly decade-old lawsuit that alleged the owners…
EPA escalating investigation in Chicago manganese pollution May 11, 2018 11:10 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Federal environmental regulators say they’re significantly escalating an investigation into high levels of toxic manganese…
Illinois attorney general to sue over Wisconsin’s Foxconn May 8, 2018 11:33 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is threatening to sue the federal government over the massive…
Chicago gets $1M in EPA grants to reduce diesel pollution February 15, 2018 1:48 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago has received more than $1 million in federal grants to help reduce diesel pollution…
O’Hare Airport gets EPA grant to reduce carbon emissions February 13, 2018 12:47 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport will receive a $640,000 grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency…