Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced new legislation to regulate bulk materials storage facilities that handle petroleum coke and other refinery production materials in response to air pollution violations linked to several facilities on Chicago’s southeast side.
House Bill 5939, crafted by Madigan’s office and Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, would require facilities used for trans-loading of petroleum coke, metallurgical coke and coal to fully enclose the bulk materials if the facility is…
