State Electric bills force cuts in nuke research
The rising cost of electricity forces Fermilab to cut its research program. Head of the research division John Peppies says the lab would have paid 8.8 million for fiscal 1978 if operations continued at normal levels. Power bills rose due to higher costs passed by Commonwealth Edison from the coal strike and harsh winter.
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John Peppies
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Batavia
Fermilab
Peoples
Commonwealth Edison Co
Thompson Plans Adding 30-40 to DCFS Staff
Gov. James R. Thompson announced a budget revision to hire 30 to 40 more workers for the DCFS to investigate child abuse. He cited rising cases with 1,400 in March and about 1,600 in the prior month, and projected up to 12,000 reports in 1978, up from 8,600 last year.
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Chicago
James R. Thompson
Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS
Earthline seeks more hazardous waste permits in PCB suit
Macoupin County State's Attorney Kenneth Boyle says Earthline Corp. of Wilsonville seeks 36 supplemental permits to bury wastes more hazardous than PCBs in its landfill, including hexachlorocyclopentadiene. EPA officials call most permits likely to be granted as the related PCB pollution suit continues. Judge John Russell is expected to rule next month.
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Kenneth Boyle
Earthline Corp
Wilsonville
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Earthline
Tom Cavanagh
EPA
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Scott Miller
John Russell
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Boyle
Scott Files 14 Suits On Water Pollution
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott filed fourteen water pollution complaints with the state Pollution Control Board on Wednesday. He said Illinois is flexing its new enforcement powers after taking over permits from the federal agency and pledged vigorous action to ensure compliance.
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State Pollution Control Board
Illinois
William J. Scott
Scott
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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