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Flood mitigation needs continue to rise
Apr 2, 2008
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In a case of déjà vu, area communities once again are bracing themselves as a rising Des Plaines River threatens area homes and businesses damaged by flood waters last August. The swelling river is yet another reminder of the need to fund and complete flood mitigation projects to ensure ...
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Little Accountability for Great Lakes Polluters
Feb 5, 2008
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As a father of four, I know how important it is to set guidelines and standards for my children, while holding them accountable for their actions. Without such accountability, children – or individuals, or organizations or businesses - are free to do as they wish – for better or worse.
Wh...
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ROSKAM BRINGS HOME $55 MILLION FOR LOCAL PROJECTS AFTER FIRST YEAR IN CONGRESS
Dec 28, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today announced the allocation of $55,066,500 in funds for projects located in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District following the signing of the FY2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill by President George W. Bush. Roskam released the following statement:
"Illinois taxp...
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ROSKAM: CONTINUED POLLUTION UNACCEPTABLE
Dec 11, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today sent the following letter to Mary A. Gade, Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, as the agency held a public hearing on its objections to a proposed permit for the U.S. Steel Corporation’s pollution discharge into Lake...
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Roskam backs city's push for flood funds
Oct 18, 2007
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By Pat Krochmal, Pioneer Press writer. U.S. Congressman Peter J. Roskam, R-6th, is supporting Des Plaines' bid for federal aid to compensate for losses sustained in August's storms. "I support Mayor (Anthony) Arredia in his efforts because he fairly characterized Des Plaines as being proactive...
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U.S. Rep. Roskam Tours Des Plaines Water Plant
Oct 17, 2007
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By Bobby Chilver, Journal & Topics reporter. U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-6th) was in Des Plaines last Friday for a tour of the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant at Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road.The plant is part of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dist. of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) and turns ...
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Indiana Polluters, Part Deux
Oct 16, 2007
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It once again seems as if the State of Indiana has little concern about its polluters and their impact on Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Last week, the Chicago Tribune reported that Indiana’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has granted another permit that would allow the continued d...
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ROSKAM JOINS IN SENDING STRONG MESSAGE TO LAKE MICHIGAN POLLUTERS
Aug 2, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) yesterday partnered in introducing legislation to deny tax credits to entities whose National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit allows for increased discharge of any pollutant above its 2006 levels into the Great Lakes.
“While it is importan...
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STOP DUMPING IN OUR DRINKING WATER
Jul 24, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) partnered today in moving legislation denouncing British Petroleum’s (BP) plan to dump an additional 1,584 pounds of ammonia and 4,925 pounds of total suspended solids daily into Lake Michigan.
“The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater system in the world and...
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Illinois lawmakers unite against dumping
Jul 20, 2007
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By Jim Tankersley, Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau writer.
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers, including several from Illinois, asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to open a formal review of a controversial permit that would increase ammonia and sludge dumping in t...
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