Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

The Illinois Pollution Control Board determined an energy company is responsible for contaminating groundwater with coal ash in four Illinois communities.…

The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to settle a fight between two of the state’s environmental regulators. At issue is whether certain waste…

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is collecting data on recyclables in each county with the goal to make recycling more accessible…

Agricultural runoff is a problem in Illinois and many other farm states. Nitrogen, phosphorous and chemicals help with yields, but too much winds up in…

State regulators are beginning to discuss how Illinois will meet new federal requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.When energy experts say…

AP ADDS CLARIFICATION TO FOLLOWING STORY.In a story Aug. 13 about a toxic waste permit, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the U.S.…

Illinois has become a start-and-stop clean energy and environmental leader making great progress in some areas, but hitting too many self-imposed…

State environmental regulators say a former plastics plant in central Illinois where a 2004 explosion killed five people is now all but demolished and…

There are 90 aging coal-ash pits in Illinois — piles of slag left behind when coal is burned for energy. Now coal-ash residue is starting to show up in…

Several Springfield aldermen want to ramp up efforts for building Hunter Lake. The proposed second water source for the city has been on the drawing board…