By Leo Ji
“In January, the Alliance, together with the Shedd Aquarium and the Illinois Environmental Council, issued a joint resolution recognizing the implementation of a federal law banning plastic micro-beads from personal-care products. Even before the federal law, manufacturers had begun to voluntarily remove the micro-beads from products, Caddick said. That could also work for plastic straws.”
Clean water advocates say new law will protect drinking water from PFAS contamination
August 18, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation that clean water advocates say will reduce toxic water pollution. The PFAS Reduction Act will phase out the use of manufactured per- and