In Spring 2019, Illinois passed EtO laws that were touted as some of the “toughest in the nation”. In actuality, these laws are filled with egregious loopholes that allow polluters to legally pollute. What we know now (via the OIG report) is that these laws were passed in a vacuum, for not only was Lake… Read more

2020: Ethylene Oxide in Lake County – Where Are We? A Recap It’s been two years since Lake County residents learned about the cancer-causing ethylene oxide (EtO) air pollution Vantage Chemicals and Medline spew in Lake County (via a newspaper article and not our local government) and our problem is far from fixed.  What follows… Read more