IEPA seals State Pond site after hazardous cleanup
IEPA removed mercury and a roofing tar drum at Union County State Pond property and issued a seal order closing the site. An inspection March 8 found pollutants of concern including mercury and asbestos. Interim Director John Kim imposed the seal Thursday restricting access to authorized personnel only and enforcing OSHA rules. violations are Class A misdemeanors.
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Jonesboro
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Union County
State Pond
IEPA
Maggie Carson
John Kim
OSHA
SIU honors first baseball captain Dunn in 1947
Benjamin Dunn, WWII prisoner and longtime Southern Illinois educator, died at 95 in Marion. The late Dunn left a lasting impact through war stories and public education, and SIU noted his 2009 Alumni Association honor as the school's first baseball team captain in 1947.
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Benjamin Dunn
Illinois
SIU
Dunn
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion
Remembered leader inspired youths at Logan Museum event
The speaker recalled that he bore no animosity toward the enemy and that young listeners were captivated by his story. Mike Jones, Director of General John A. Logan Museum, framed the talk as a lesson in reconciliation and history.
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Mike Jones
GEN
John A. Logan
Illinois Secretary of State keeps driving age at 16
Marion Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White asserts the minimum driving age stays at 16 and credits Teen Driver Safety Task Force with new laws requiring 50 hours of teen driving training including 10 night hours. He urges parental involvement via a driving contract and parental access to teen driving records as part of safer teen driving.
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Paul Newton
Savannah Boles
Illinois
Mark Zimmerman
Jesse White
Williamson County
Marion
White
Cyberdrive
Expert panel revisits Bird's Point levee destruction at SIU
The Carbondale Environmental Law Society hosted a panel with Arlan Juhl Mitchell Cohen and Robert Beck to recap the Bird's Point-New Madrid Floodway decision. Juhl cited the 2011 flood impact on levees and Alexander County while Cohen discussed Missouri USACE legal battles over the levee blowout.
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Carbondale
SIU
Carbondale Environmental Law Society
Bird’s Point-New Madrid
Arlan Juhl
Illinois Office of Water Resources
Mitchell Cohen
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Robert Beck
SIU School of Law
Juhl
Alexander County
Cohen
Missouri
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bird’s Point
Beck
Corps of Engineers
Bird's Point
New Madrid
Lesar Law
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