Posted on 06.20.22

Study identifies Waukegan coal plant as potential flooding, contamination risk

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/, June 20, 2022
By: Jenny Whidden

Community concerns of Lake Michigan contamination from a Waukegan power plant’s recently shuttered coal-fired units heightened last week after an environmental study identified the facility as a potential flood risk, citing rising lake levels due to climate change.

The report, released by Chicago’s Environmental Law and Policy Center, comes months after state legislation that would have required the removal of pollutants near the lake’s shorelines stalled in the House, but environmental advocates say they are not giving up on complete removal. Read more.

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