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415 ILCS 5/1

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Environmental Protection Act"

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(415 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1001)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Environmental Protection Act".
(Source: P.A. 76-2429.)

    
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Cited in 126 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards v. Bos
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Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards v. Bos (2010) illappct · cites it 3× “Count VI was directed at both defendants and sought declaratory judgments that the Tradition South dairy: was in violation of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2008)), the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act (415 ILCS 55/1 et seq.”
Alternate Fuels, Inc. v. Director of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (2005) ill · cites it 2× “Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court: The primary question in this appeal is whether a business which has been issued a violation notice under section 31(a) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2002)) for failure to…”
Town & Country Utilities, Inc. v. Illinois Pollution Control Board (2007) ill “415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2002). The purpose of the Act is “to establish a unified, statewide program” which, along with other remedies, is “to restore, protect and enhance the quality of the environment, and to assure that adverse effects upon the environment are fully…”
Valstad Ex Rel. Valstad Quarry, Inc. v. Cipriano (2005) illappct · cites it 2× “tion Tax Act (35 ILCS 120/1 through 14 (West 2002)), (4) the Motor Fuel Tax Law (35 ILCS 505/1 through 21 (West 2002)), (5) the Nursing Home Care Act (210 ILCS 45/1-101 through 3A-101 (West 2002)), (6) the Viatical Settlements Act (215 ILCS 158/1 through 99 (West 2002)), (7) the…”
Rosier v. Cascade Mountain, Inc. (2006) illappct “In that case, the State sought injunctive relief and civil penalties under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1994)) after approximately 40,000 to 50,000 tires burned on property owned by a corporation.”
Village of South Elgin v. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. (2004) illappct “To ascertain whether plaintiff was required to exhaust this claim before the Kane County Board prior to bringing it in a court, we must consider whether the legislature intended to deprive the circuit court of jurisdiction over such claims in section 39.”
Citizens Opposing Pollution v. Exxonmobil Coal U.S.A. (2012) ill “¶5 On December 21, 1999, IEPA, which implements the water quality provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2008)), issued a violation notice to Monterey.”
People ex rel. Madigan v. Stateline Recycling, LLC (2020) ill · cites it 2× “OPINION ¶1 The Illinois Attorney General and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) initiated this civil enforcement action, alleging several violations of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2016)) with regard to a parcel of property…”
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. Illinois Pollution Control Board (2008) illappct · cites it 3× “Following the hearing on the permit appeal, the Board overturned IEPA’s decision to grant the permit and remanded the permit to IEPA for additional review as mandated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2002)) and the Illinois…”
Wirtz v. Quinn (2011) ill “¶ 28 Section 950 amends the Environmental Protection Act ( 415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2008)) to provide that, with one exception, "the Underground Storage Tank Fund is not subject to administrative charges authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act [ 30 ILCS 105/8h…”
Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District v. Illinois Commerce Commission (2009) illappct · cites it 2× “The District alleged that the CWA and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2006)) set out detailed procedures for revising the Illinois Water Quality Management (WQM) plan approved pursuant to the CWA, such as by taking authority away from a DMA.”
People Ex Rel. Ryan v. Agpro, Inc. (2005) ill “JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court: In this case we must decide whether section 42(e) of the Environmental Protection Act (the Act) (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2002)), authorizes a court to issue a mandatory injunction requiring a polluter to clean up…”
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