Preventing Lead in Drinking Water Archives - Illinois Environmental Council

Illinois may harbor second-worst lead problem in U.S.

May 9, 2023

Lead removal experts have long believed Illinois had the nation’s biggest network of lead water lines. But last month an Environmental Protection Agency report suggested that Florida’s inventory of lead lines (an estimated 1.16 million) exceeds our 1.04 million lines. Illinois Environmental Council’s Iyana Simba and others find that ranking dubious. Simba tells Axios there are hundreds of thousands […]

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Water Commissioner Du Buclet says water is the ‘new gold’

October 5, 2022

Inspired by her parents’ work ethic and commitment to community and family, Cook County Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner (MWRD) Kim Du Buclet is on a mission to protect the county’s fresh water systems, save monarch butterflies and fight the effects of climate change. Though she has no direct role in the delivery

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New House Speaker, New 2021 Legislative Session Begins

January 14, 2021

As we look ahead to the spring session, we will be working with the new General Assembly on key environmental priorities, while protecting environmental programs from budget cuts against a challenging fiscal environment.

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In Solidarity with the Legislative Black Caucus Agenda

January 10, 2021

The Illinois Environmental Council stands in strong support of the Black Caucus in these efforts, and encourages the General Assembly to take up this legislative agenda in the coming lame duck session.

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Preventing Lead in Drinking Water Passes!

January 11, 2017

The Illinois General Assembly approved SB550, or the Preventing Lead in Drinking Water bill. Because there is no safe level of lead in drinking water, IEC has worked hard over the past year to pass legislation that would require basic steps to protect children from lead poisoning. This bill is now on the way to

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Preventing Lead in Drinking Water

Illinois may harbor second-worst lead problem in U.S.

Water Commissioner Du Buclet says water is the ‘new gold’

New House Speaker, New 2021 Legislative Session Begins

In Solidarity with the Legislative Black Caucus Agenda

Preventing Lead in Drinking Water Passes!

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