Evanston v. Northern Illinois Gas Co.

ELR Citation: 49 ELR 20061
No(s). 16 C 5692 (N.D. Ill. Apr 9, 2019) (Lee, J.)

A district court denied a city's motion for a preliminary injunction in a RCRA lawsuit against two utility companies that owned a long-abandoned manufactured gas plant. The city alleged that the plant had contaminated soil in a nearby park and around a decommissioned water main, and sought to requir...