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Environmental Progress

Volume XXI, Number 3

Autumn 1996

GEC Interns Climb Up to See a Coal Mine: Members of the Governor's Environmental Corps scaled to the top of the nation's largest drag line, during a field trip to a strip mine. See Story Inside

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Employees of the Month
Carroll County Brothers Named First Illinois EPA Farm Stewardship Award Winners
33 Interns Make Up Fifth Class of Governor's Environmental Corps
Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization Adopted
Off Again, On Again UST Program Funding Starting to Make Inroads
New Criminal Enforcement Network Will Focus on Environmental Crimes
Legal Counsel Side-Bars
Ozone Levels Exceed Federal Limits Three Times in Chicago Summer
New Tests, Technologies Promise Continuing Air Quality Benefits

Pay Attention! You're Walking on Water
Pekin's Groundwater Protection Plans Win Governor's Hometown Award
Garbage In, Garbage Out -- Illinois Volunteers Help Tidy the Ohio River
Games, Prizes, Displays Attract Crowds at 1996 State Fair Exhibit
Pollution Prevention Interns Help Companies Save Money and the Environment
Teaching the Teachers: Illinois EPA, Abbot Labs, Lake County Educators Team Up for Pollution Prevention
Director Mary Gade Ends Term as President of ECOS
Illinois EPA Educational Program Underway