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Toxic waste from coal ash pits leaching into Illinois’ only National Scenic River

Seven years after Dynegy Inc. scrapped one of the last coal plants in downstate Illinois, environmental groups are accusing the company of failing to prevent toxic waste stored nearby from seeping...

EPA's cleanup costs for East Chicago Superfund site nearly quadruple to $84.9 million

EAST CHICAGO — The EPA is sticking with its cleanup plan for the USS Lead Superfund site despite an increase in costs of nearly four times what was estimated in

Chicago to Add 10 Environmental Inspectors, Increase Fine Amounts

In an effort to fill a void created by federal and state agencies that have cut back environmental oversight, Chicago plans to expand its environmental enforcement division.

Nearly half of the 102 Superfund homes tested by EPA had lead paint. Whose job is it to remove?

EAST CHICAGO — For more than a year now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been ridding families' yards of toxic soil targeted under the agency's Superfund program.

NIH taps Chicago universities for center on environmental health