Templeton on tougher rules for Chicago River water quality
Groups want tougher rules for Chicago River water quality
Mark N. Templeton, Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic, discussed the importance of tougher water quality rules for the Chicago River in the Chicago Sun-Times:
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The IEPA, which enforces federal environmental laws, needs to exert its power, said Mark Templeton, director of the University of Chicago’s Abrams Environmental Law Clinic. The clinic represents ROW and is part of an alliance of groups asking for more stringent rules for Chicago to follow.
“We Chicagoans have a tremendous natural resource and it is being used actively,” Templeton said. “It’s being used in all parts – even in areas people are thinking of as nasty backwaters.”
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