According to news reports, a “recently submitted Senate bill, the Sensible Environmental Protection Act, amends FIFRA [the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act] and CWA [the Clean Water Act] to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state from requiring a permit for a discharge into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized under FIFRA and clarifies the permitting of [...] Read More

Check out the events page for a new event coming up this Saturday, September 26, 2015: National Public Lands Day. This looks like a great day to volunteer and spend time in our public lands, and there are many sites in Illinois. For more information, click here. Read More

The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently issued its Environmental Register for August 2014. The Environmental Register features a letter from Board Chairman Deanna Glosser, which summarizes the activity that the Board has conducted in rulemaking dockets, including amendments adopted that make the Board’s rules consistent with, and as stringent as, the current federal regulations regarding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. The Environmental Register also contains [...] Read More

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources recently announced prosecutions against three out-of-state businesses for alleged violations of Illinois laws governing the importation of fish species that can become invasive, or can potentially spread Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS). Investigations by the Illinois Conservation Police have resulted in fines of nearly $30,000, with the potential for additional fines as the remaining case is [...] Read More

Christopher Kinzel authored an article that appeared in the ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4. The article titled "Dueling Appellate Departments" covers the recent trends in New York's appellate courts regarding application of invoice review and disapproval requirements for private construction projects under the New York Prompt Payment Act. Specifically, it examines several recent cases that have addressed [...] Read More