CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Starting early April, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will resume lead-contaminated soil cleanup in residential yards near the former Exide Battery facility at 303 Water Street, Logansport, Indiana. Anticipated to last through the summer, 15 properties will be addressed. The cleanups will be completed at no cost to property owners or residents. Last fall, cleanup of 5 residential yards was   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57058) involving Quad Cities Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Quad Cities Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Tom Boyle HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 03/28/2024 Notification Time: 01:52 [ET] Event Date: 03/27/2024 Event Time: 20:46 [CDT] Last Update Date: 03/28/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Sectio  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: * * * Export Lenders of the Year and International Trade Lender of the Year are from Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan * * * Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Export Lender of the Year Award winners. This year, t  more