Experts: Federal energy regulatory actions will impact NWIThe EPA announced a repeal of greenhouse gas emissions requirements for power plants, while a federal court found it's unlawful for a power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement.Chicago Tribune18d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetepa greenhouse gas emissions repeal
Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar programThe Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Friday.Chicago Tribune19d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetepa solar program ruling
Contractor sentenced in fraud case for leaving asbestosA suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison for causing a potential "environmental disaster" by leaving large amounts of cancer-causing asbestos material during the 2023 demolition of a Waukegan medical campus in order to line his own pockets.Chicago Tribune27d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeasbestos fraud sentencing
Jim Montgomery named head of Illinois Department of Natural ResourcesGov. JB Pritzker’s newly appointed IDNR head, Jim Montgomery, previously led the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.Chicago Tribune1mo agoWhole story →JusticePlanetJB Pritzkeridnr leadership appointment
Pritzker signs disaster proclamation for recent stormsGov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration over storms including tornadoes that swept through the south and southwest suburbs.Chicago Tribune2mo agoWhole story →BuildPlanetJB Pritzkerillinois storm disaster declaration
