About EPA
EPA Region 5 (Great Lakes)
Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 35 tribes.
Key Issues
- EPA approves Illinois' water quality standards upgrades for portions of Chicago waterways
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
- Cleanup sites in Region 5 | By state and cleanup type
- Enbridge oil spill in Michigan
- Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative
- Recovery Act projects in Region 5
- A-Z Index of all Region 5 topics
Region 5 News & Events
Events
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Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012
Comment period ends for three proposed Class II injection well permits in Michigan -
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Green Preservation and Transit Stations webinar (free) 12:00-1:45 PM Central. Register in advance.
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Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Public meeting for Johns Manville Corp. Superfund Site proposed cleanup plan (Waukegan, IL) -
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Comment period ends for proposed CAFO against US Steel Company, Minntac West Pit mine (St. Louis County, MN) -
Feb. 21-23, 2012
Tribal Environmental Program Management Conference (Chicago, IL) -
Friday, Feb. 24, 2012
Comment period ends for proposed CAFO against Woodhull Oil Company (Woodhull, IL) -
Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
Comment period ends for a Class V Aquifer Storage and Recovery injection well permit to Joint Powers Water Board (Wright County, MN) -
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Comment period ends for a proposed NPDES permit for Hannahville Indian Community Reverse Osmosis Plant (Menominee County, MI) -
Friday, March 9, 2012
Comment period ends for a proposed Class II injection well permit for Mid State Employment Services, LLC (Genesee County, MI) -
Friday March 9, 2012
Comment period ends for a proposed Class II injection well permit for Muskegon Development Co. (Bay County, MI) -
Monday, March 12, 2012
Comment period ends for proposed cleanup plan for Johns Manville Corp Superfund site (Waukegan, IL) -
Friday, March 16, 2012
Comment period ends on draft decision to approve Illinois' regulations to require enhanced treatment for public water systems. EPA will hold a public hearing on the proposed approval if there is interest. -
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Comment period ends for proposed cleanup plan for Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Michigan) Superfund site (St. Louis, MI)
Activities
- Illinois upgrades water standards for portions of Chicago waterways
- EPA works with Illinois EPA to strengthen environmental programs
- Northern Indiana Public Service Co. investing $600 million to upgrade coal-fired plants under Clean Air Act settlement
- Indianapolis saving money, reducing sewage overflows by making sewer system more efficient
- Evansville, Ind., agrees to major sewer system improvements, reducing sewage overflows and improving public health