Daily Kos: Angry Chicago Neighbors force denial of PetKoch permit

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/08/1259877/-Angry-Chicago-Neighbors-force-denial-of-PetKoch-permit



Angry Chicago Neighbors force denial of PetKoch permit
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Sat Dec 07, 2013 at 10:31 PM PST

Just a few weeks after petroleum coke dust clouds choked Chicago neighborhoods, the State environmental agency tried to sneak through an air permit allowing expansion of the offending Koch Brothers' coke handling facilities. But hundreds of nearby residents crowded into the hearing and denounced the expansion. Shockingly, the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency actually postponed issuing the permit.

"After the overwhelming (public) response ... the IEPA has decided not to issue the construction permit," said IPEA Director Lisa Bonnett.

That's not enough for Alterman Ed Burke (14th Ward), who introduced a bill that would outlaw storage, transport, or use of petcoke.

Meanwhile, the City filed a civil suit, which joins the State's own litigation and privately filed suits by several angry neighbors against the Kochs, their railroad and petcoke docks, and their allies.

[kristopher]

1. Kick ...

...their sorry asses Chicago.