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In 1994, Johnson was invited by President Clinton to witness the signing of Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. [12] This was a major day in environmental history, thanks to the work done by Johnson.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency reports [1] that the climate of Illinois is changing. According to a 2016 report, Illinois is already experiencing the effects of climate change, including warming of approximately one degree Fahrenheit (about 0.6 degrees Celsius), more frequent flooding and later ice formation on the Great ...
The Illinois EPA was established in July 1970, shortly after the first Earth Day. Governor Richard Ogilvie signed into law the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (PA 76-2429), which became effective on July 1, 1970, and created the Illinois EPA. Illinois was the first US state with a comprehensive environmental protection act.
Environmental issues in the Niger Delta relating to the oil industry, 1976–1996; Arctic Refuge drilling controversy, since 1977; Amoco Cadiz shipwreck and oil spill off the coast of Brittany, France, March 1978; Ixtoc I oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, June 1979; SS Atlantic Empress collision and spill near Trinidad and Tobago, August 1979
The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the pre-Columbian period, the era of European exploration and colonization, its development as part of the American frontier, its early statehood period, growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Illinois of today.
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wrote on its website [69] in May 2009 that "When the 2007 illegal use of the well was determined in December of 2007, the Illinois EPA began enforcement action by sending a Non-Compliance Advisory letter to Crestwood advising against future use of the emergency back-up well found to be contaminated ...
Illinois averages around 50 days of thunderstorm activity a year which put it somewhat above average for number of thunderstorm days for the United States. Illinois is vulnerable to tornadoes with an average of 54 occurring annually, which puts much of the state at around 9.7 tornadoes per 10,000 square miles (30,000 km 2) annually.