Tribune on Swim
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Chicago River Swim
Yesterday was the first Chicago River Swim in 98 years. The improvement in the Chicago River due to the Clean Water Act, improved...
Details of the Illinois v. 401 (Trump Tower) Settlement
Details regarding the penalty, supplemental environmental project and fees award can be found here. https://epa.illinois.gov/public-notic...
Illinois, Friends of Chicago River and Sierra Club v. 401 N. Wabash (Trump Tower) Settlement
The serious violations of the Clean Water Act and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act discovered by Cindy Skrukrud and me in 2017...
Illinois Nutrient Pollution Assessment and Reduction Plan efforts continue to bounce forward slowly
As discussed in the following memo to Illinois EPA, IEPA continues work to develop National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...
Supreme Court decision will make much more work for NPDES permit writers and others trying to protect water quality.
As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, (March 4, 2025) it is clear that U.S. EPA...


