Illinois Environmental Law Blog

I was glad to present at the Construction SuperConference my perspectives on how climate change is impacting the construction industry.

The proposed U.S. EPA regulation requiring certain companies to disclose whether their products contain PFAS attempts to catalog the pervasiveness of the chemicals. It may cost companies $1 billion to comply with the rule.

Proposed rule on PFAS "forever chemicals" could cost companies $1 billion, but health experts say it still falls short The EPA rule would require manufacturers to report many products that contain a type of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and hormone irregularities.

This Week at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Haaland takes action to protect the cultural and historic resources surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park; Interior infuses $161 million from the President’s Investing in America agenda into ecosystem restoration and resilience; the Secretary designates nine new national recreation trails, just in time for Great Outdoors Month; Interior announces the availability of $725 million to clean up legacy pollution from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Interior leaders cut the ribbon for an Everglades restoration project; the Bureau of Indian Affairs celebrates a new milestone under the HEARTH Act; National Park Service awards grants aimed at preserving and interpreting Japanese American confinement sites; Yellowstone's grizzly bears find new sources of food in the face of a changing ecosystem; and it's the promise of a new day in our social media Picture of the week!

This Week at Interior June 2, 2023 This Week: Secretary Haaland takes action to protect the cultural and historic resources surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park; Interior infuses...