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Air Issues in Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood
The EPA continues to be concerned about air pollution in the Pilsen neighborhood. EPA is evaluating air quality data gathered by two monitors in the community maintained by Illinois EPA and Cook County Department of Environmental Control.
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Street map showing the locations of H. Kramer, Fisk Generating Station and the nearby ambient air monitoring stations. (Click to enlarge)
Air Quality System (AQS) Ambient Monitoring Data
- Perez Elementary School 2010-2012 Lead Averages thru December 2012
- Lead Monitoring in the Pilsen Neighborhood - April 2011
- Monitoreo del plomo en el vecindario de Pilsen - April 2011
- Ambient monitoring data from Air monitor #1 and #2 for Pilsen area January 2010 - December 2012 (PDF) (7pp, 45K)
- Ambient monitoring data monthly averages for Pilsen area January 2010 - December 2012 (PDF) (1pp, 79K)
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More information about air emissions
- AirData: Access to Air Pollution Data
Nonattainment Designation for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standard
- Federal Register: Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (PDF) (24pp, 229K) Nov. 22, 2011
- Illinois Area Designations for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards (PDF) (16pp, 1.6MB) Nov. 8, 2011
- Response to Comments on the State and Tribal Designation Recommendations for the 2008 Lead (Pb) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (PDF) (14pp, 525K) October 2011
- Fact Sheet Final Revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead (PDF) (6pp, 94K)
- October 2008 Final National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead - General Overview (PDF) (21pp, 778K)
Enforcement History
- News Release: U.S. EPA and State of Illinois announce settlement with H. Kramer; company will spend $3 million to reduce air pollution Jan. 2013
- Federal Register: Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree under the Clean Air Act (PDF) (1 pg, 202KB) Feb. 6, 2013
- Complaint, H. Kramer & Co. (PDF) (25pp, 95K) Jan. 2013
- Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree (PDF) (4pp, 36K) Jan. 2013
- Consent Decree (PDF) (86pp, 2.63MB) Jan. 2013
- Notice of Violation for H. Kramer (PDF) (6pp, 56K) April 2011
- Finding of Violation for H. Kramer (PDF) (6pp, 51K) March 2011
- Announcement of Clean Air Act lawsuit against Midwest Generation Aug. 2009
- Full text of complaint (PDF) (75pp, 2.8MB) Aug. 2009
- Memorandum Opinion and Order (PDF) (32 pp, 1.2MB) March 2011
- Consent Agreement and Final Order Settlement Agreement for H. Kramer (PDF) (9pp, 309K) May 2007
- Finding of Violation for Fisk Generating Station and Commonwealth Edison Company (PDF) (19pp, 837K) July 2007
- Finding of Violation for H. Kramer (PDF) (7pp, 269K) June 2005
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From the Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) Database
- H. Kramer
- Fisk Generating Station
- Search the ECHO database
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data
- TRI data for H Kramer (PDF) (1pg, 31K)
- TRI data for Fisk Generating Station (PDF) (1pg, 24K)
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More information about TRI
- Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program
- Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) EZ Query