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S.S. Badger
April 8, 2013

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined leading environmental organizations to urge Chicagoans to tell the Environmental Protection Agency to stand by its latest proposal to stop the S.S. Badger's polluting of Lake Michigan at a news conference in Chicago on April 8. To learn more about the Badger and how you can help make the ship clean up its act, visit http://durbin.senate.gov/badger.

Preparing for Severe Weather
December 10, 2012

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on Congress to prepare for the strain on finances and infrastructure caused by the increasing number of extreme weather events in Illinois and across the country in Chicago on Monday, December 10. Durbin was joined by officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Chicago Park District and Environment Illinois.



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Related News and Updates

Date Title
3/22/13 Durbin Statement on EPA Agreement with S.S. Badger Operators
12/20/12 Durbin: No Special Exemptions for S.S. Badger
12/5/12 Durbin: Language Protecting Coal-Fired S.S. Badger Stripped from House Passed Bill
9/20/12 Durbin, Kirk, Levin, Casey Lead Effort to Restore Great Lakes
3/22/12 Durbin Announces His Opposition to S.S. Badger Effort to Secure New EPA Permit
11/9/11 Durbin Opposes Landmark Status that Would Allow SS Badger to Continue Dumping Coal Ash in Lake Michigan
7/26/11 Durbin Announces Funding for Public-Private Partnership Aimed at Protecting the Great Lakes
6/7/11 Durbin Statement on MWRD Vote to Support Disinfecting Sewage that Enters Chicago River
6/2/11 Chicago Gets Nationally-Designated Kayak Trail
5/22/11 Durbin, Kirk, Quigley Tour Chicago River in Wake of EPA Decision Calling for Improved Water Quality Standards
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