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Michael Tryon
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by Ellyn Fortino
12:37pm
Wed Jun 20, 2012

Legislators Look At Environmental Successes, Unfinished Business From Spring Session

The state’s recent legislative session brought about environmental successes from Cook County’s landfill-expansion ban to dry cleaning chemical restrictions, but environmental advocates in the General Assembly and members of the Environmental Law and Policy Center say more work is still needed to protect Illinois.

State Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and State Reps. Elaine Nekritz (D-Des Plaines), Michael Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) and Michael Zalewski (D-Summit) met Tuesday afternoon at the Environmental Law and Policy Center’s office, located at 35 E. Wacker Dr., to recap what did — and didn’t happen — in Springfield this past legislative session.
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