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The Illinois Pollution Control Board determined an energy company is responsible for contaminating groundwater with coal ash in four Illinois communities.…
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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…
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is collecting data on recyclables in each county with the goal to make recycling more accessible…
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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…
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State regulators are beginning to discuss how Illinois will meet new federal requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.When energy experts say…
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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.…
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Illinois has become a start-and-stop clean energy and environmental leader making great progress in some areas, but hitting too many self-imposed…
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State environmental regulators say a former plastics plant in central Illinois where a 2004 explosion killed five people is now all but demolished and…
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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…
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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…