A recent study by the Environmental Defense Fund showed communities near mega warehouses are exposed to more polluted air. More than 2 million Illinois residents primarily in low income and communities of color live within half a mile of one of the facilities. Lawmakers are reviewing The Warehouse Pollution Insights Act, which, if passed, would mandate owners to submit emissions data to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and expand its truck and air quality monitoring capacity. .
Several Connecticut counties rank poorly in the latest State of the Air report by the American Lung Association. Four counties measured for ozone pollution received failing grades while three others got C s. The rankings stem from transportation emissions, the state s largest contributor to greenhouse gases. .
A mix of outdoors stories, including the Illinois Farm Bureau has launched an action request asking members to contact their state senator to urge them to vote no on proposed legislation that could allow the Illinois DNR to regulate every size wetland in the state.