Michael Hawthorne

3 weeks ago | swoknews.com | Michael Hawthorne

CHICAGO — Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area. Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the region from “moderate” to “serious” violations of federal regulations limiting lung-damaging smog, also known as ground-level ozone. kAmq6EE6C F?56CDE2?5:?8 23@FE E96 52?86CD @7 A2CE:4F=2E6 >2EE6C[ 4@>>@?=J <?@H? 2D D@@E[ AC@>AE65 E96 q:56? t!p E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]49:428@EC:3F?6]4@>^a_ac^_a^_f^3:56?\D@@E\DE2?52C5D^QmE:89E6?

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Michael Hawthorne

Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area. Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the region from “moderate” to “serious” violations of federal regulations limiting lung-damaging smog, also known as ground-level ozone. Better understanding about the dangers of particulate matter, commonly known as soot, prompted the Biden EPA to tighten federal standards, effectively requiring cleaner factories, power plants and vehicles.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Michael Hawthorne

Dirty air remains a chronic problem in the Chicago area. Shortly before President Joe Biden left office, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassified the region from “moderate” to “serious” violations of federal regulations limiting lung-damaging smog, also known as ground-level ozone. Better understanding about the dangers of particulate matter, commonly known as soot, prompted the Biden EPA to tighten federal standards, effectively requiring cleaner factories, power plants and vehicles.

2 months ago | chicagotribune.com | Michael Hawthorne

Scores of water mains throughout Chicago are too close to sewer lines, according to a new report that cautions the potential risks to public health could cost taxpayers millions of dollars to fix. In a six-page letter released Wednesday, Inspector General Deborah Witzburg slammed the Department of Water Management for failing to ensure contractors complied with state and city regulations intended to prevent human and industrial waste from tainting drinking water.

2 months ago | grandhaventribune.com | Michael Hawthorne

CHICAGO — For more than two years, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials from Chicago have been aiding a poor, predominantly white Ohio village upended when a train derailed and spilled more than 100,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals. Vice President JD Vance, a former Ohio U.S. senator, visited the East Palestine accident site this week and vowed the EPA would finish the cleanup. kAmpE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ E96 %CF>A^'2?46 25>:?:DEC2E:@? :D >@G:?8 E@ 7:C6 @C 7@C46 @FE >@C6 E92?