Illinois AG Secured Civil Penalty from Mercury-Polluting Power Plant

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured a consent order with the owner of a coal-fired power plant for releasing dangerous levels of mercury into the surrounding environmental justice community. The company was required to pay a $125,000 civil penalty. The AG’s office investigated the plant in 2019 after its emissions exceeded the levels allowed by federal mercury regulations and the facility failed to comply with permit conditions.

• Documents: IL Press ReleaseConsent Order
• Document Type: Press Releases/Statements Settlements
• States: Illinois
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Coal Environmental Justice Fossil Fuels Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Public Health
• Era: Non-Federal
• Action Type: Environmental Enforcement Litigation