- Board Grants Stay of Rulemaking Process for Coke/Coal Bulk Terminals
On March 20, 2014, the Board granted the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA)
request to stay the proceedings docketed as In the Matter of: Emergency Rulemaking Regarding
Regulation of Coke/Coal Bulk Terminals: New 35 Ill.
- With its proposed emergency rules, IEPA sought to
require numerous immediate measures, including road paving; dust suppression systems;
setbacks, containment of stormwater; and disposal of any coke or coal that has been on-site for
more than one year.
- On February 20, 2014, the IEPA filed a
motion asking that the proceeding be stayed.
- The Board stayed the proceedings until June 23, ...