American Red Cross volunteers and community partners, including the Morrison Fire Department, will install free smoke alarms in Morrison on Saturday. This effort is part of the national Red Cross “Sound the Alarm” initiative, which has helped save 45 lives in the Illinois region and more than 1,500 lives across the country, according to a […]
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ROCKTON, Ill.
An air pollution complaint against the Chemtool plant in Rockton has been referred to the Illinois Attorney General by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
The complaint cites violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Illinois Pollution Control Board Regulations related to the chemical fire and release of pollutants into the atmosphere, according to a news release issued by the agency.
The referral asks the attorney general to pursue legal action and require Chemtool to stop the release and provide documentation to the agency including the cause of the fire and an estimate of the nature and amount of any emissions of sulfuric acid mist, particulate matter and other air contaminants emitted as a result of the fire, the news release states.