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, May 15, 2012
Public meeting on Draft RCRA Hazardous Waste permit OHD-004-172-565 to Lubrizol Corporation (Wickliffe, OH) -
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Public hearing on West Bay Exploration Co.'s request for a permit to dispose of oil production-related brine deep underground. (Jackson County, MI) -
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Proposals due for FY2012 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Applications -
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Comment period ends on Chevron Energy, LLC proposed permit. (Antrim, MI) -
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Comment period ends on Muskegon Development Company proposed permit (Bay County, MI) -
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Comment period ends on Draft RCRA Hazardous Waste permit OHD-004-172-565 to Lubrizol Corporation (Wickliffe, OH) -
Friday, June 1, 2012
Comment period ends on West Bay Exploration Co.'s request for a permit to dispose of oil production-related brine deep underground. (Jackson County, MI) -
Thursday, June 6, 2012
Comment period ends on McConnell & Scully, Inc. , proposed permit (Hillsdale County, MI)
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Thursday, June 6, 2012
Comment period ends on Muskegon Development Company proposed permit (Bay County, MI) -
June 6-7, 2012
Region 5 Asthma Forum: Addressing Asthma Disparities in our Communities (Chicago, IL) -
Friday, June 8, 2012
Comment period ends of a Draft NPDES permit for the Upper Sioux Community (Granite Falls, MN) -
Friday, June 8, 2012
Comment period ends of a Draft NPDES permit for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (Prior Lake, MN) -
Friday, June 8, 2012
Comment period ends of a Draft NPDES permit for the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin (Oneida, WI) -
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Comment period ends on Merit Energy Company proposed permit (Missaukee County, MI) -
Monday, June 13, 2012
Comment period ends on proposed plan for North Alcoa Operating Unit 1 Superfund Site (East St. Louis, IL) -
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Comment period ends on Merit Energy Company proposed permit (Missaukee County, MI) -
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Comment period ends on BreitBurn Operating Limited Partnership (Crawford County, 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