Clean Air Act

As Chicagoans Brace for Higher Water Bills, Groups Push for Affordability Reforms

Water rates have more than doubled since 2010. Low-income residents feel the pinch most of all. On Sunday Chicagoans will face another spike in their water bills after seeing rates more than double over the past 15 years. The latest increase—4 percent—comes as environmental justice groups are fighting for more water-affordability protections. “Water is just […]

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On Earth Day, EPA union workers decry cuts to clean air and water regulations

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency employees and advocates call for help as the Trump administration rolls back environmental regulations and lays off hundreds of workers. Earth Day was marked not with celebration but with a sense of urgency and despair for Environmental Protection Agency union members in Chicago as the

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IEC Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1

Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Noise pollution was the subject of hearings Upcoming workshops on natural gas and other energy shortages Illinois is designated to have the nation’s largest radioactive waste dumping center Reorganization plan poses threat to environmental protection

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IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 11

Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. House rejects Middle Fork Dam project Middle Fork park proposed Industry opposition kills PCB ban No money for Wabash Valley Interstate Commission Resolution discouraging riverside mining adopted and hazardous materials bills pass Coal severance tax fails

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IEC Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 6

Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Development on the Middle Fork Dam debate House voted to withhold funds for the Wabash Valley Interstate Commission PCB regulation bills introduced Update on progress with the Clean Air Act List of legislation and hearings

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IEC Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 9

Find the full PDF online here or scroll down to read. Review of committee votes on the intermittent controls bill and Land Resources Management Study Commission bill List of legislative committee assignments and hearings List of new environmental bills introduced Detail on two bottle bills

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