Fired workers return to federal agencies — but are put on paid leave
As a result of recent court orders, federal employees are returning to their jobs — but are being put on paid leave. A ...
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Illinois EPA Announces Expansion and Modernization of Vehicle Emissions Testing Network
SWANSEA/PONTOON BEACH - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today ...
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Chicago Considers New Approaches for PFAS Management
Controlling the source of the so-called forever chemicals can make the clean-up process more sustainable, according to a new ...
New mobile vehicle emissions testing could come to you
In a new release Friday, Illinois EPA Acting Director James Jennings said that in addition to the Chicago testing station resuming operations, self-serve kiosks and mobile testing units will become ...
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Trump environmental rollbacks would boost pollution and endanger lives, former EPA heads say
Three former Environmental Protection Agency leaders sounded an alarm Friday, saying rollbacks proposed by EPA Administrator ...
EPA could roll back decades of regulations as state, environmental groups fear loss of funding
There could be monumental changes coming to the federal agency tasked with protecting the nation's environment. The ABC7 I-Team has been tracking the potential changes from the "biggest deregulatory ...
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Congressional Dems oppose EPA cuts
Ten Illinois congressional Democrats are calling for an immediate reversal of planned cuts at the U.S. Environmental ...
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Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated
Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the ...
Naperville D203 carbon action plan would lower greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050
The Naperville District 203 School Board will vote on a carbon action plan later this month that would significantly cut its ...
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.
Trump slashes environmental programs in Chicago that protect poor communities
The Environmental Protection Agency is closing offices across the country as part of a wider rollback of pollution ...
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A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced ...