R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois ag reacts to E15 reversal
— July 14, 2021BLOOMINGTON — America’s independence from foreign, fossil-based fuels hit a roadblock just before the nation’s 246th birthday. On July 2, the D.C. Court of Appeals struck down…
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Pritzker releases new plan for spending Volkswagen settlement
— April 29, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration released a revised plan for how to spend the state’s share of a multi-billion dollar Volkswagen settlement, which found the vehicle…
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Environment bill would ban celebratory balloon releases
— March 9, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee advanced a pair of bills in a Monday, March 8 hearing, one that would ban ceremonial balloon releases and another…
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Schools connect remotely with scientists on the Great Lakes
— October 14, 2020From onboard the EPA ship the Lake Guardian stationed in the Great Lakes, aquatic researcher Susan Daniel took a break from her research to share how she became a scientist with students…
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Illinois EPA closes emissions testing stations, gives extension on registrations
— March 21, 2020In the interest of safeguarding the health of all Illinoisans during the COVID-19 crisis, including motorists that bring their vehicles in for emissions testing and the workers that…
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EPA: Inspections were delayed at Sterigenics, other facilities
— April 19, 2021SPRINGFIELD — A senior federal official stalled inspections by regional offices to monitor cancer-causing emissions at suburban facilities in Illinois, according to a report by the…
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Complaint against IEPA alleging discrimination prompts fed investigation
— February 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the Illinois EPA over whether the planned relocation of an industrial scrap shredder on Chicago’s…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Fair canceled, but Pork Power T-shirts still for sale
— June 25, 2020This week’s farm and rural news roundup features the latest salvo from agriculture over the dicamba ban controversy — this week in the form of an amicus brief from Illinois farm…
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