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Federal Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday September 21, 2024 ( 6 items )  

DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Giving Batteries a Longer Life With the Advanced Photon Source
ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * New research uncovers a hydrogen-centered mechanism that triggers degradation in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles * * * Argonne's Advanced Photon Source allows scientists to view the battery's inner working at a molecular level. While the lithium-ion battery could help save the planet, it is in some ways like any  more

EPA Announces Partnership With City of Elgin, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Elgin is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a collaboration with the city of Elgin, Illinois, to help identify drinking water lead pipes, accelerate replacement and protect pub  more

EPA Announces Partnership With City of Monmouth, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Monmouth is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a collaboration with the city of Monmouth, Illinois, to help identify drinking water lead pipes, accelerate replacement a  more

EPA Announces Partnership With Village of Maywood, Illinois, to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Maywood is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a collaboration with the village of Maywood, Illinois, to help identify drinking water lead pipes, accelerate replacement and prot  more

EPA Announces Proposed Order Requiring Archer Daniels Midland Co. to Take Actions to Ensure Safe Operation of Its Carbon Sequestration Well in Decatur, Illinois
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * EPA will accept public comments on the proposed order through October 21 * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action to protect underground sources of drinking water by issuing a proposed enforcement order to Archer Daniels Midland Co. for alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act related to the company's carbon sequestration injection project  more

EPA Announces Settlement With Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp. in Cahokia, Illinois, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: CHICAGO (September 20, 2024) -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corp., an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at 6400 Curtis Steinberg Dr, Cahokia, Illinois, for alleged Clean Air Act violations. Under the settlement, Gulfstream will pay a civil penalty of more than $156,000 and, as a supplemental en  more