|
|
Offices & Special Projects
Special Projects
|
- The Office of
Community Relations encourages and facilitates
communication between the public and the Illinois
EPA. "Public" means individuals, communities,
businesses and other organizations, that have
an interest in the activities and decisions of
Illinois EPA.
- The Office of Emergency
Response Emergency Operations Unit is the
branch of the Illinois EPA that is responsible
for coordinating the Agency's response to environmental
emergencies involving oil or hazardous materials
and ensuring that subsequent environmental contamination
is appropriately cleaned up
- The Office of Pollution Prevention
was created under the Illinois Toxics Pollution Prevention Act of 1989. This office promotes sustainable business practices, cleaner technologies and processes, and product stewardship through educational outreach, technical assistance and voluntary partnerships.
- The Office of Small
Business works with small businesses in complying
with environmental requirements. The Small Business
Office develops and publishes information specifically
for small businesses, opens up channels of communication
with small business associations and organizations,
responds to questions/concerns from small business
owners, and acts as an advocate for the small
business community within Illinois EPA.
- Illinois EPA's Environmental
Laboratory Accreditation Program operates
pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection
Act. The Act authorizes Illinois EPA to "establish
and enforce minimum standards for the operation
of laboratories."
- The Office
of Outreach and Policy disseminates
information and provides support for Illinois EPA’s
regulatory policies, and compliance assistance,
including environmental education and sustainability
initiatives.
|
|
Offices
& Special Projects |
|
