Environmental Progress

Illinois EPA Volume XXVIII, Number 4 Summer 2003

State Fair Display Promoted "3 Rs"
- And A Cool Drink
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Employees of the Month
Director’s Viewpoint:
The challenges of doing more with less
"Green" Legislation in 2003 General Assembly
From Facility Planning Areas to new fees
Agency Joins Kickoff for "Team Illinois"
Program targets poverty-stricken areas
Agencies Battle Area's Basement Fumes
Petroleum fumes blamed for fires, health problems
SCALE Application Deadline Is Nov. 30
Grants for water-quality efforts
Data on Drinking Water Contaminants Now Available Online
U.S. EPA user-friendly way to download information
Household Hazardous Waste Schedules for Fall
Total of 19 planned by November
State Fair Efforts Focused on Recycling
Litterbugs and plastic bottle recycling
GEC Alums Praise Program
Guess what? Some even work for the Illinois EPA
Jr. GEC Effort Gets Kids Involved with Environment
"It's about outreach and education"
"Partners for Clean Air" Honor Participants
Ten individuals, 35 groups honored
Cap and Trade Policy Reduces VOC Emissions
Volatile organic emissions blamed for ground level ozone
Ten Sites Yield 1,000 Bags of Trash
15^th Ohio River Sweep sunny, successful
Springfield Bus Fleet Adds Biodiesel Fuel
Capital transit district also using natural gas
Agency Supports Off-Road Diesel Limits
Would affect construction, farm, industrial diesels
Park Bank Stabilization Taking Root
Project shows value of bank stabilization
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