More pollution may be coming to Illinois from Wisconsin, and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined by the City of Chicago, has filed a lawsuit to stop it. Robert Kaplan, who then served as acting regional administrator for the Federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 5, which includes Illinois and other states within the Great Lakes region, on Dec. 20, 2017, wrote a letter informing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker that Kaplan’s agency intended to give Wisconsin’s Racine County the “non-attainment” designation for not meeting air quality standards. Taipei, Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group plans to build its new manufacturing and technology campus in Racine County. While the EPA non-attainment designation would not have prevented Foxconn from building the facility, it would have required the company to install more stringent and thus more expensive air pollution controls. According to the letter, the State of Wisconsin recommended the county get the “attainment” designation, which permits less stringent pollution controls; based on air quality data, the EPA decided against it. ...moreKen Notes: Wow not really fair, and I am an environmentalist! The plant is not built yet and so far they have made commitments to protect the watershed and air quality in exchange for an expedited process - so a premature lawsuit is, well premature... | ||
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