‘Clean’ dumps might not be so clean, attorney general Madigan’s lawsuits say

June 29, 2018

By Brett Chase | Better Government Association
“Quarry landfills do not have the appropriate safeguards in place to protect groundwater,” says Jennifer Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council. “The failure to pass legislation this year that would require groundwater monitoring put Illinois communities at risk.”

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