New Biden Priorities for the Clean Water Act: What Does it Mean for Illinois?

Environmental Violations and Enforcement
Explore the mechanisms available to the State for enforcing environmental laws. Topics include the various types of environmental violations, proceedings with the Illinois EPA, enforcement by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, and potential remedies and penalties. Strategies to assist regulated entities in avoiding enforcement, or with successfully navigating the enforcement process if necessary, will also be examined.

Illinois EPA Bureau of Land Update
A regulatory update for the programs managed by the IEPA Bureau of Land, including the Illinois RCRA Program, Site Remediation Program, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program. Also discussed are recent changes in federal programs that may impact Illinois.

As more and more land is developed, there will undoubtedly be more and more intrusions into our personal air space. These intrusions might even develop into clients knocking on attorneys' door, complaining about their neighbor. Dick Bales has amassed and researched several lesser known but still important areas of Illinois law, but all under an umbrella that might be called, "Neighborhood Law." These topics include: party walls; retaining walls; easements for light and air; private streets; covenants; drainage rights; and possible defenses to adverse possession, all which can be grouped as "The Law of the Neighborhood".