List of Fourteen Environmental Disasters Affecting Lake County, Illinois Over the Last Ten Years

      The list below details the names, functions, and locations of fourteen companies which are polluting Lake County, or have polluted it over the last ten years.

     I hope to expand this list, and turn it into a map, in order to achieve the goals I outlined in the first of my eleven proposals to counteract the harmful effects of the toxic chemical EtO (ethylene oxide). 

     Those proposals are listed in the link below:

     http://aquarianagrarian.blogspot.com/2020/09/response-to-stop-eto-lake-county-about.html

1. NRG Waukegan Generating Station (coal burning power plant), 401 E. Greenwood Ave., Waukegan (Sunset / Greenwood & Sheridan)

http://www.google.com/maps/place/Waukegan+Generating+Station/@42.3832962,-87.8152132,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x4d7822957ab946b7?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSreuO1e_rAhVSS6wKHV32BrMQ_BIwCnoECBoQCA

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-nrg-plant-ruling-st-0622-20190621-23efbvni3fgcdid4d5sxpbwct4-story.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-coal-ash-bill-waukegan-st-0731-20190730-lvbab5m5lvcblg6v2cnb5oee5u-story.html

http://energynews.us/2019/06/26/midwest/illinois-pollution-control-board-finds-nrg-liable-for-coal-ash-at-power-plants/

2. Zion Nuclear Generating Station (nuclear power plant), 100 Shiloh Blvd., Zion [permanently closed, but nuclear material still being stored on site]

http://www.google.com/maps/place/Zion+Nuclear+Generating+Station/@42.4459579,-87.8042286,17z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x880ff38f2ed2218f:0x5ad9f4afa1970c12!2sZion+Nuclear+Generating+Station!8m2!3d42.445954!4d-87.8020399!3m4!1s0x880ff38f2ed2218f:0x5ad9f4afa1970c12!8m2!3d42.445954!4d-87.8020399

3. Medline (3 locations) (emitting EtO)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/medline+in+lake+county+illinois/@42.3206009,-88.0216294,12z/data=!3m1!4b1

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-lake-county-cancer-risks-pollution-20181028-story.html

http://theintercept.com/2019/05/07/medline-wendy-abrams-air-pollution/




4. Abbott (4 locations + 3 clusters of locations)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/abbott+in+lake+county+illinois/@42.3079607,-87.9611359,12z/data=!3m1!4b1

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-01-07-9001020483-story.html




5. Abbvie (3 locations + 3 clusters of locations)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/abbvie+in+lake+county+illinois/@42.3078329,-87.9611363,12z/data=!3m1!4b1

6. Baxter (5 locations)

http://www.google.com/maps/search/baxter+labs+in+Lake+County,+Illinois,+IL/@42.3073001,-88.1712845,10z/data=!3m1!4b1

incl. Long Lake / Round Lake:
http://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/settlement-reached-long-lake-pollution-lawsuit
http://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/baxter-will-stop-dumping-water-long-lake-ceo-says
http://www.mddionline.com/business/illinois-sues-baxter-lake-pollution
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181126/baxter-to-pay-95000-for-polluting-long-lake



7. Anhydrous ammonia gas (fertilizer) explosion at Green Bay Road and Clarendon Street in Beach Park (April 25^th, 2019)

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6904a4.htm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-met-beach-park-hazmat-spill-20190425-story.html




8. Silicone plant explosion at AB Specialty Silicones, 3790 Sunset Avenue, Waukegan (May 3rd, 2019)

http://www.andisil.com/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-waukegan-explosion-update-st-0810-20190809-vttkwlm7gvfnha6hbm3j5grp5i-story.html




9. Reliable Concrete Pumping LLC at 700 E. Park Avenue, Libertyville (near Libertyville's borders with Rondout, Green Oaks, and Lake Bluff) (rock crushing)

http://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.reliable_concrete_pumping_llc.5bfcc257e26532375859ad61764ed3ae.html

http://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Business-Service/Reliable-Concrete-Pumping-INC-724495167703480/
http://www.concretepumpers.com/content/reliable-concrete-pumping-inc-0
http://www.bbb.org/us/wa/snohomish/profile/concrete-pumping/reliable-concrete-pumping-inc-1296-22660041




10. Ozinga concrete company, 30285 Skokie Highway, east Waukegan (rock crushing)

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&sxsrf=ALeKk03jqlo6Dv_yZos5JQ0vuMgG8Eqq8g:1600327753934&source=hp&ei=RhBjX8i4McHcswXEm7S4Cg&q=ozinga&oq=ozinga&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIQCC4QxwEQowIQFBCHAhCTAjIHCAAQFBCHAjIICC4QxwEQrwEyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyCAguEMcBEK8BOgQIIxAnOgQILhAnOgsILhDHARCvARCRAjoLCC4QxwEQowIQkQI6CwguELEDEMcBEKMCOggILhDHARCjAjoICAAQsQMQgwE6DgguEMcBEKMCEJECEJMCOgQIABBDOgUILhCxAzoFCAAQsQM6BwguELEDEEM6BQgAEJIDULQBWOMSYM4TaAFwAHgAgAHtAogBwQqSAQcwLjUuMC4ymAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab&ved=2ahUKEwiWkLC61e_rAhVF-6wKHT2aA20QvS4wB3oECBEQIA&uact=5&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=42219153,-87909538,9488&tbm=lcl&rldimm=13945019546349415580&lqi=CgZvemluZ2EiA4gBAVoQCgZvemluZ2EiBm96aW5nYQ&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4&rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:13945019546349415580,l,CgZvemluZ2EiA4gBAVoQCgZvemluZ2EiBm96aW5nYQ;mv:[[42.3179416,-87.67351939999999],[41.993770700000006,-88.3280861]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4




11. Sterigenics (2 locations [Deerfield and Gurnee], 1 former location [Willowbrook], and another in Oak Brook that's far from Lake County but is still within the Des Plaines River watershed) (emitting EtO)

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALeKk03-uOFHwS8dZnY8RBN4sLI_bdr6Ng%3A1600327759845&ei=TxBjX9WcM9CItQXbloOICw&q=sterigenics&oq=sterigenics&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i433k1j46i199i175k1j0l2j46i199i175k1j0l2j46i199i175k1j0j46i199i291k1.27152.28299.0.28424.11.8.0.0.0.0.275.859.0j4j1.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..6.5.856...35i39k1j0i67k1j0i433i131k1j46i433i199i291k1j46i433i199i291i273k1j0i273k1.0.vXYDTWQQxxI#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:[[42.4060182,-87.8686274],[41.818592699999996,-88.0726724]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4

12. Vantage Specialty Chemicals, 3938 Porett Drive, Gurnee (released 6,412 pounds of ethylene oxide in 2014)

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALeKk029NGiPn0ftvw6qtrImeSxOhCMwqw%3A1600327789259&ei=bRBjX6W2D8zktQX9hISYAw&q=vantage+specialty+chemicals&oq=vantage+specialty+chemicals&gs_l=psy-ab.3..46i199i175k1l2j0l8.30943.33770.0.33911.27.17.0.0.0.0.291.2514.0j10j3.13.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..14.13.2509...35i39k1j46i199i175i273k1j0i273k1j46i199i291k1j46i433i199i291k1j0i433i131k1j0i433k1j46i433k1j0i433i10k1j0i10k1.0.u34Vki4pNVU#rlfi=hd:;si:18380499524379706855;mv:[[42.38310767731903,-87.89954604495163],[42.38274772268097,-87.90003335504838]]

http://www.wexlerwallace.com/lake-county-facilities-emit-same-cancer-causing-chemicals-sterigenics/#:~:text=Within%20the%20past%20two%20months,Willowbrook%20is%20not%20the%20only




13. Pollution at Grayslake Countryside Landfill (31725 IL-83, Grayslake) in 2011

http://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/public-hearing-tonight-on-air-quality-at-grayslake-landfill

http://www.wmsolutions.com/locations/details/id/24

14. Foxconn (3 locations in Wisconsin; 2 of which are in the Des Plaines River watershed, most of which is located within the State of Illinois)

Map showing the Des Plaines River watershed,

and the Des Plaines River Watershed Planning Area,

with Foxconn's three locations in the top left corner

Source for map:

http://www.lakecountyil.gov/2376/Des-Plaines-River-Watershed

Map showing details of Foxconn's locations

(the two southernmost of which are within

the Des Plaines River watershed)

Northern location (13315 Globe Drive, Mt. Pleasant, WI; outside of the Des Plaines River watershed)
http://www.google.com/maps/place/Foxconn+ETC/@42.727865,-87.9254122,11z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sfoxconn+wisconsin!3m4!1s0x0:0x43a62bdb5eda9a71!8m2!3d42.720313!4d-87.9501057

Central location (8418 Durand Avenue, Sturtevant, WI; inside the Des Plaines River watershed)
http://www.google.com/maps/place/FoxConn/@42.727865,-87.9254122,11z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sfoxconn+wisconsin!3m4!1s0x0:0x9f4211b63f924442!8m2!3d42.6900065!4d-87.9334116

Southern location (in Mt. Pleasant; inside the Des Plaines River watershed)
http://www.google.com/maps/place/FOXCONN+WISCONSIN/@42.727865,-87.9254122,11z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sfoxconn+wisconsin!3m4!1s0x0:0xfc6fb83bdc1d8f12!8m2!3d42.6765041!4d-87.9397631

dcreport.org/2018/08/14/foxconn-gets-a-pollution-pass-for-its-wisconsin-factory/?fbclid=IwAR0IOX0MPHJh1R-pOmP19w5X3HDSAElU7PKRywCu0mdg_i_LHEiO8L2l3yQ

http://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-plans-to-challenge-epa-ruling-on-foxconn/article_1fbed7dc-1cc5-57cc-a40f-2c1b5c18b13f.html

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/illinois-to-challenge-foxconn-ruling-schimel-calls-potential-suit-meritless/article_7b22adf2-e853-59f9-be1e-e460629986b6.html

http://apnews.com/8ac3c33e68274190a84b6154097c53e7/Illinois-officials-concerned-over-Foxconn-plant-impact

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-foxconn-indiana-smog-trump-epa-20190516-story.html

http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/07/illinois-attorney-general-files-suit-against-epa-ozone-rules-cites-impact-foxconn/586479002/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-epa-lawsuit/illinois-to-sue-epa-for-exempting-foxconn-plant-from-pollution-controls-idUSKBN1I52NB?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Thanks to Ethan Windmillsky and Anton Kholod for helping to build this list

Created Between September 14th and 18th, 2020

Published on September 18th, 2020