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May 2010: Prior Plant Owner’s Failure to Obtain Preconstruction Permits Does Not Expose New Owner to the Clean Air Act PSD Requirement Liability U.S. and Citizens Against Ruining The Environment v. Midwest Generation, LLC, ___F.Supp.2d___ 09-cv-5277 (N.D. Ill. March 9, 2010) | |
January 2010: District Court Imposes Penalty for Beneficial Mitigation Project and Attorney’s Fees for Clean Air Act Violation Sierra Club v. Franklin County Power of Illinois, LLC, ___F.Supp.2d___ 05-CV-4095-JPG (S.D. Ill. Nov. 12, 2009) |
January 2009: U.S. Governors and International Leaders Sign MOU to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | |
October 2008: Seventh Circuit Holds U.S. EPA Administrator Reasonably Denied Petitions Objecting to CAA Title V Operation Permits Citizens against Ruining the Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___ 07-3197, 07-3198, and 07-3199 (7th Cir. July 28, 2008) | |
May 2008: Illinois State Court Finds that Uprooted Trees Constitute ‘Waste’ Subject to Statutory Regulations Regarding Open Dumping Northern Illinois Service Company v. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency et al. 567-04 (Ill. App. 2nd Dist. March 11, 2008) |
May 2008: NPDES Permits in Illinois Face Stiffer Anti-Degradation Review | |
June 2007: District Court Holds Asbestos Building Materials, Left Intact within the Structure, Do Not Constitute Disposed Materials under CERCLA or Solid Waste under RCRA Sycamore Industrial Park Associates v. Ericsson, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___ 06 C 0768 (N.D. Ill., Mar. 30, 2007) | |
June 2007: Illinois Begins Planning Efforts for Statewide Water Supply Strategy | |
June 2006: District Court Denies MTBE Defendant’s Motion to Remove Action in the Face of a Fifth Amended Complaint In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation, ___F.Supp.2d___ 1:00-1898 (S.D. N.Y. April 17, 2006) | |
March 2005: Seventh Circuit Rejects Illinois Statute Forcing Environmental Foundation to Turn Over Funds Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation v. Filan, ___F.3d___ 04-2277 (7th Cir. Dec. 22, 2004) | |
March 2005: District of Columbia Circuit Rejects Challenge to Listing of Site on the National Priorities List Carus Chemical Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d.___ 03-1455 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 11, 2005) | |
December 2004: Business May Challenge the Validity of Environmental Protection Act Violations Notice where It Has Ceased Operations Alternate Fuels Inc. v. Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency et al. 96071 (Ill. Oct. 21, 2004) | |
October 2004: Illinois Federal District Court Declines to Apply the Self-Critical Analysis Privilege” in Environmental Case Ludwig v. Pilkington North America, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___ 03 C 1086 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 13, 2004) | |
September 2004: Minnesota District Court Finds Response Action by Private Party Not a “Removal” Pursuant to CERCLA. Jostens, Inc. v. Vopak, Inc., et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ 02-3761 (D. Minn. July, 28, 2004) | |
August 2004: Seventh Circuit Affirms EPA’s Right to Withhold Documents Pursuant to the Deliberative Process Exemption of the Freedom of Information Act Enviro Tech International, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., ___ F.3d ___ 03-2215 (7th Cir. June 10, 2004) | |
May 2002: Illinois Supreme Court Affirms $3.2 Million Judgment against Utility for Improper Cleanup of Site Causing Neuroblastoma in Children Donaldson v. Central Illinois Public Service Company ___N.W.2d___, Case No. 89679 (Ill. Feb. 22, 2002) | |
November 2001: District Court: CERCLA'S Public Participation Requirements May Be Satisfied by Public Agency Involvement Norfolk S. Ry. Co. v. Gee Co. ___F.Supp.2d___, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12571 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 16, 2001). |
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June 2010: Energy Smart Home Builders Announce Plans for LEED Certified Residential Subdivision | |
April 2010: District Court Finds Owner of Equipment a CERCLA Responsible Party Because He Had a ‘Connection’ to the Facility at the Time of the Release U.S. v. Saporito, ___F.Supp.2d___ 07 C 3169, (ND Ill, Feb. 9, 2010) | |
October 2009: Seventh Circuit Denies Standing for Lake Michigan Pollution Blue Eco Legal Council, et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice, ___F.3d___ 08-3857 (7th Cir. Aug. 13, 2009) | |
July 2009: District Court Holds Alleging Violations of RCRA as Part of a Civil Conspiracy Claim Does Not Present a Federal Question for Jurisdiction Giles, et al. v. Chicago Drum, Inc., et al., ___F. Supp.2d___ 08 C 4654, 08 C 4657, No. 08 C 4660 (N.D. Ill. April 22, 2009) | |
June 2009: Chicago Area Waterway Rulemaking Continues Without an End in Sight | |
March 2009: Tackling Climate Change: Taking A Regional Perspective | |
November 2008: Seventh Circuit Holds CERCLA Liability Affected¨by the Doctrine of Equitable Conversion but Not by Property Boundaries U.S. v. Capital Tax Corporation,___F.3d___ 07-3744 (7th Cir. Sept. 19, 2008) | |
December 2007: Illinois Undertakes Significant Water Quality Standards Revision for the Chicago Area | |
April 2006: aaa aaa aaa | |
April 2003: Seventh Circuit Upholds Limited Class Action of "Core Questions" in Pollution Case Mejdrech, et. al., v. Met-Coil Systems Corp ___F.3d___, Case No. 02-8018 (7th Cir. Feb. 11, 2003). |
March 2002: United States Supreme Court Upholds Chicago's Content-Neutral Municipal Park Use Permit Ordinance Thomas v. Chicago Park District | |
February 2001: United States Supreme Court Narrows the Federal Government's Authority to Regulate Wetlands Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States ___U.S.___, No. 99-1178, 01 C.D.O.S.269 (Jan. 9, 2001) |
February 2001: Federal: United States Supreme Court Narrows the Federal Government's Authority to Regulate Wetlands Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al ___U.S.___, No. 99-1178, 01 C.D.O.S.269 (Jan. 9, 2001) |
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July 2010: District Court Holds Municipality’s Claims for Cleanup Damages Failed on Time Limitations and Could Not Be Saved by Other Theories Village of Depue, Illinois v. Viacom International, Inc., et al., ___F.Supp.2d___ 08-cv-1272; 08-cv-1273 (C.D. Ill. May 12, 2010) | |
October 2009: District Court Holds Defendants Not Liable for Violation of a Recently-Enacted Municipal Hazardous Substances Ordinance Village of DePue, Illinois v. Viacom International, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___ 08-cv-1272, 08-cv-1273 (D. Ill. July 8, 2009) | |
October 2008: Seventh Circuit Holds Village’s Nuisance Action Not Preempted by CERCLA’s § 113(h), But Preempted by Illinois State Law Village of DePue v. Exxon Mobile Corporation, ___ F.3d___ 07-2311 (7th Cir. Aug. 11, 2008) |
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Franklin County |
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Hartford |
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Highland Park |
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Lake Michigan |
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Lisle |
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Lower Des Plaines River |
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Naplate |
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Oak Park |
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Ottawa |
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Rockford |
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St. Charles |
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