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- An Orwellian Proposal from Illinois Polluters (April 17, 2012)
- EPA's sewer overflow settlement: not the worst deal ever, but pretty darn close (March 21, 2012)
- Chicago and the Gulf Dead Zone: NRDC Lawsuits Address Downstream Damage (March 13, 2012)
- Swimming in the Chicago River: not a swan dive off the Trump Tower (May 13, 2011)
- USEPA to Illinois: Don't make us come back there! (May 12, 2011)
- NRDC Files Suit against the Water Reclamation District: Time for the District to Become Part of the Solution, Not the Problem (May 3, 2011)
- Overflowing with chutzpah: Chicagoland's sewage treatment authority explains why it shouldn't have to clean up (March 8, 2011)
- Illinois' coal gasification bills: the new bridge to nowhere (January 24, 2011)
- Yellowstone grizzlies: don't shoot the messenger (November 24, 2010)
- Endangered species listing for Ozark hellbenders: even tough guys need protection sometimes (November 23, 2010)
- Climate change: cruising for an eviction notice, not a rent abatement (November 12, 2010)
- Climate change denial from the Book of Hesitations (October 22, 2010)
- The road to civilization leads through the sewer (October 15, 2010)
- The Chicago River health study: time to clean up the River, not grade it on a curve (September 15, 2010)
- BP's Lake Michigan pollution dump: the Hollywood ending that wasn't (August 26, 2010)
- First victory for the Chicago River: Pollution Control Board finds that recreational use must be protected (August 10, 2010)
- The adult is back in the room: EPA weighs in forcefully on protecting the Chicago River (August 9, 2010)
- Repeat offender: BP, dirty oil, reckless behavior, and absent watchdogs in the Midwest (August 9, 2010)
- A poor excuse for polluting the Chicago River (August 9, 2010)
- Chicago River disinfection hearings: science takes a hit (August 9, 2010)
- Michigan Oil Spill: Are pipelines really the safer option? (July 30, 2010)
- Why IDEM could learn a thing or two from US Steel (February 8, 2010)
- Why we don’t have to canoe in sewage to save the planet (January 29, 2010)
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