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EPA Adds to Legal Morass to Business with Permit to Build
Published Date: November 2, 2015
Environmental law is complicated, and those complications can multiply when several states and the federal government get involved on a project. This principle is on display in Eagle Creek Township, Indiana, where work is underway to build a 600-acre quarry. According to news reports, the business building the quarry received a discharge permit under Section 401 of the Clean Water [...] Read More
Michael C. Zisa Co-Authors Article in the National Association of Surety Bond Producers
Published Date: October 28, 2015
Michael C. Zisa co-authored an article titled "Alternative Project Delivery, Alternative Risks – Are Construction Managers More at Risk?" that appeared in the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) Fall 2015 magazine. The article discusses the lines of responsibility that have been blurred by alternative project delivery methods such as “design-build” and “construction manager at-risk.” As project delivery methods [...] Read More
New Study Shows PCB Contamination Still a Problem in Chicago
Published Date: October 22, 2015
According to new research, “soils, sewage sludge and paint are major sources” of PCB contamination in Chicago, and “current cleanup strategies may not be the most effective for protecting people’s health.” The research also suggests that “more than 400 pounds of toxic PCBs are emitted to Chicago’s air each year.” Read the News Story This is the unfortunate consequence of chemicals [...] Read More
Chicago’s Chief Sustainability Officer Discusses Plans To Reduce Carbon Footprint & Increase Energy Efficiency
Published Date: October 21, 2015
The City of Chicago’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Karen Weigert, recently gave an interesting interview concerning her work. Some of the achievements: “We’ve been able to look at our own infrastructure. We are focused on retrofitting city buildings. We were able to do about 60 buildings recently, funded at no risk to our taxpayers. We’ve built a Retrofit Chicago program where we [...] Read More
Illinois Follows Federal Guidance & Reduces Fluoride in Water Supplies
Published Date: October 20, 2015
Following the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Illinois reduced the fluoridation requirement in its public water supply regulations, changing the requirement that all community water supplies maintain a fluoride ion concentration of 0.90 to 1.2 mg/L in the community water supply distribution system to reflect a fluoridation ion concentration of 0.7 mg/L. The Illinois Environmental [...] Read More
