Illinois EPA
@ilepa.bsky.social
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🔗 https://epa.illinois.gov/
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🔗 https://epa.illinois.gov/
❄️ Winter is here! Think before you salt! 🧂Too much sidewalk salt may melt ice, but it can harm nearby waterways.
💡 Pro tip: Use salt sparingly and consider sand or kitty litter for traction.
Protect your community and the environment. Less really is more!
💡 Pro tip: Use salt sparingly and consider sand or kitty litter for traction.
Protect your community and the environment. Less really is more!
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
❄️ Winter is here! Think before you salt! 🧂Too much sidewalk salt may melt ice, but it can harm nearby waterways.
💡 Pro tip: Use salt sparingly and consider sand or kitty litter for traction.
Protect your community and the environment. Less really is more!
💡 Pro tip: Use salt sparingly and consider sand or kitty litter for traction.
Protect your community and the environment. Less really is more!
We dig soil at the Illinois EPA 🌱
It’s World Soil Day and we want you to know that soil is so much more than dirt! Soil is full of life and allows us to grow food, sequester carbon, store water, and so much more.
It’s World Soil Day and we want you to know that soil is so much more than dirt! Soil is full of life and allows us to grow food, sequester carbon, store water, and so much more.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We dig soil at the Illinois EPA 🌱
It’s World Soil Day and we want you to know that soil is so much more than dirt! Soil is full of life and allows us to grow food, sequester carbon, store water, and so much more.
It’s World Soil Day and we want you to know that soil is so much more than dirt! Soil is full of life and allows us to grow food, sequester carbon, store water, and so much more.
We crunched the numbers...here's what we've been up to this year 🙌🏼
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We crunched the numbers...here's what we've been up to this year 🙌🏼
We’re proud to highlight the work of our Spanish-English bilingual staff. They help ensure language isn’t a barrier for Illinois communities.
The Illinois EPA is committed to meaningful access to all programs and services, including for those with Limited English Proficiency.
The Illinois EPA is committed to meaningful access to all programs and services, including for those with Limited English Proficiency.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We’re proud to highlight the work of our Spanish-English bilingual staff. They help ensure language isn’t a barrier for Illinois communities.
The Illinois EPA is committed to meaningful access to all programs and services, including for those with Limited English Proficiency.
The Illinois EPA is committed to meaningful access to all programs and services, including for those with Limited English Proficiency.
Could we BE wasting anymore food? Plan ahead and save your Thanksgiving leftovers!
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Could we BE wasting anymore food? Plan ahead and save your Thanksgiving leftovers!
🚗⚡ Thinking about going electric? A reminder that Illinois EPA’s EV Rebate Program has $14 million available for rebates this fiscal year.
Learn more and sign up for updates: bit.ly/3NSRUqQ
Learn more and sign up for updates: bit.ly/3NSRUqQ
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🚗⚡ Thinking about going electric? A reminder that Illinois EPA’s EV Rebate Program has $14 million available for rebates this fiscal year.
Learn more and sign up for updates: bit.ly/3NSRUqQ
Learn more and sign up for updates: bit.ly/3NSRUqQ
🌍 Have an environmental concern? Report it quickly through our online complaint form! This ensures a faster response and a quicker start to the investigation process.
📝 Submit your complaint here: bit.ly/3LoA2Ud
📝 Submit your complaint here: bit.ly/3LoA2Ud
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🌍 Have an environmental concern? Report it quickly through our online complaint form! This ensures a faster response and a quicker start to the investigation process.
📝 Submit your complaint here: bit.ly/3LoA2Ud
📝 Submit your complaint here: bit.ly/3LoA2Ud
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❄️ It’s Winter Weather Preparedness Week! Now’s the time to get your rain barrel ready:
1️⃣ Disconnect and clean
2️⃣ Store and protect
3️⃣ Plan for spring
Learn more: mwrd.org/RainBarrels
#MWRD #CookCounty #Chicago
1️⃣ Disconnect and clean
2️⃣ Store and protect
3️⃣ Plan for spring
Learn more: mwrd.org/RainBarrels
#MWRD #CookCounty #Chicago
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
❄️ It’s Winter Weather Preparedness Week! Now’s the time to get your rain barrel ready:
1️⃣ Disconnect and clean
2️⃣ Store and protect
3️⃣ Plan for spring
Learn more: mwrd.org/RainBarrels
#MWRD #CookCounty #Chicago
1️⃣ Disconnect and clean
2️⃣ Store and protect
3️⃣ Plan for spring
Learn more: mwrd.org/RainBarrels
#MWRD #CookCounty #Chicago
Stay informed with the latest Illinois EPA program updates through our listservs. Sign up for one or more to get updates on electric vehicles, grants, environmental justice, energy rebates, and more.
Find Illinois EPA listserv sign-ups here:
epa.illinois.gov/about-us/con...
Find Illinois EPA listserv sign-ups here:
epa.illinois.gov/about-us/con...
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Stay informed with the latest Illinois EPA program updates through our listservs. Sign up for one or more to get updates on electric vehicles, grants, environmental justice, energy rebates, and more.
Find Illinois EPA listserv sign-ups here:
epa.illinois.gov/about-us/con...
Find Illinois EPA listserv sign-ups here:
epa.illinois.gov/about-us/con...
🌎 Tomorrow is America Recycles Day! ♻️
Do your part by:
✅Reviewing your community’s recycling rules
✅ Choosing reusable items over single-use products
✅ Recycle more, waste less
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3MJIY7r
Do your part by:
✅Reviewing your community’s recycling rules
✅ Choosing reusable items over single-use products
✅ Recycle more, waste less
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3MJIY7r
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌎 Tomorrow is America Recycles Day! ♻️
Do your part by:
✅Reviewing your community’s recycling rules
✅ Choosing reusable items over single-use products
✅ Recycle more, waste less
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3MJIY7r
Do your part by:
✅Reviewing your community’s recycling rules
✅ Choosing reusable items over single-use products
✅ Recycle more, waste less
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3MJIY7r
Trees are starting to look bare, and leaves are piling up fast. 🍂 Swipe for tips to manage them this fall! 🌎
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Trees are starting to look bare, and leaves are piling up fast. 🍂 Swipe for tips to manage them this fall! 🌎
♻️ Missed the Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collections?
You can still safely dispose of unwanted items at long-term collection sites across Illinois.
Find locations and more info here: bit.ly/HHWCollections
You can still safely dispose of unwanted items at long-term collection sites across Illinois.
Find locations and more info here: bit.ly/HHWCollections
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
♻️ Missed the Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collections?
You can still safely dispose of unwanted items at long-term collection sites across Illinois.
Find locations and more info here: bit.ly/HHWCollections
You can still safely dispose of unwanted items at long-term collection sites across Illinois.
Find locations and more info here: bit.ly/HHWCollections
$20M Available for Public EV Charging Infrastructure! ⚡
Illinois EPA is announcing a CEJA Electric Vehicle Charging NOFO for new Level 3 and Level 2 EV charging stations at publicly accessible locations across Illinois.
🔗 Learn more: epa.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
Illinois EPA is announcing a CEJA Electric Vehicle Charging NOFO for new Level 3 and Level 2 EV charging stations at publicly accessible locations across Illinois.
🔗 Learn more: epa.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
$20M Available for Public EV Charging Infrastructure! ⚡
Illinois EPA is announcing a CEJA Electric Vehicle Charging NOFO for new Level 3 and Level 2 EV charging stations at publicly accessible locations across Illinois.
🔗 Learn more: epa.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
Illinois EPA is announcing a CEJA Electric Vehicle Charging NOFO for new Level 3 and Level 2 EV charging stations at publicly accessible locations across Illinois.
🔗 Learn more: epa.illinois.gov/content/dam/...
The @illinoisdceo.bsky.social is offering grants through the Regional Site Readiness Program. Eligible applicants include local governments, nonprofits, economic development orgs, and private landowners. Projects may include brownfields or abandoned factories.
🔗 bit.ly/43K4i58
🔗 bit.ly/43K4i58
$31.5 million in grant funding is now available to support site readiness infrastructure and industrial development improvements.
Learn more and apply today: www.illinois.gov/news/release...
Learn more and apply today: www.illinois.gov/news/release...
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The @illinoisdceo.bsky.social is offering grants through the Regional Site Readiness Program. Eligible applicants include local governments, nonprofits, economic development orgs, and private landowners. Projects may include brownfields or abandoned factories.
🔗 bit.ly/43K4i58
🔗 bit.ly/43K4i58
💡 Illinois EPA is offering $350K for Energy Efficiency Assessments and $10M for energy-saving upgrades at housing properties serving residents receiving housing assistance.
Funding is awarded first-come, first-served until funds are gone.
🔗 bit.ly/43Sh8hQ
Funding is awarded first-come, first-served until funds are gone.
🔗 bit.ly/43Sh8hQ
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
💡 Illinois EPA is offering $350K for Energy Efficiency Assessments and $10M for energy-saving upgrades at housing properties serving residents receiving housing assistance.
Funding is awarded first-come, first-served until funds are gone.
🔗 bit.ly/43Sh8hQ
Funding is awarded first-come, first-served until funds are gone.
🔗 bit.ly/43Sh8hQ
❄️ With temps dropping quickly, take some time this November for Winter Preparedness Month to get your home ready for the chilly months ahead and save energy with these simple tips. 🏠⚡
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
❄️ With temps dropping quickly, take some time this November for Winter Preparedness Month to get your home ready for the chilly months ahead and save energy with these simple tips. 🏠⚡
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🎃 Help prevent zombie rain barrels this winter! 🧟♀️ Winterize barrels before freezing temperatures creep in! Learn how to winterize at MWRD.org/rain-barrels.
#HappyHalloween #MWRD
#HappyHalloween #MWRD
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🎃 Help prevent zombie rain barrels this winter! 🧟♀️ Winterize barrels before freezing temperatures creep in! Learn how to winterize at MWRD.org/rain-barrels.
#HappyHalloween #MWRD
#HappyHalloween #MWRD
The Energy Efficiency Trust Fund Grant is making real differences in Illinois communities 💡 #energyawarenessmonth
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Energy Efficiency Trust Fund Grant is making real differences in Illinois communities 💡 #energyawarenessmonth
🛢️ Romeoville area residents! Safely dispose of your HHW next weekend at Joliet Junior College, 8 AM to 3 PM. Collections are open to all Illinois residents. Pre-registration is required.
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🛢️ Romeoville area residents! Safely dispose of your HHW next weekend at Joliet Junior College, 8 AM to 3 PM. Collections are open to all Illinois residents. Pre-registration is required.
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
🎃 Don’t trash your pumpkins!
If you can’t make it to a local Pumpkin Smash, try composting them at home instead. It’s an easy, sustainable way to reduce food waste and return nutrients to the soil. 🌎🌱
Swipe for simple steps to get started.
If you can’t make it to a local Pumpkin Smash, try composting them at home instead. It’s an easy, sustainable way to reduce food waste and return nutrients to the soil. 🌎🌱
Swipe for simple steps to get started.
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🎃 Don’t trash your pumpkins!
If you can’t make it to a local Pumpkin Smash, try composting them at home instead. It’s an easy, sustainable way to reduce food waste and return nutrients to the soil. 🌎🌱
Swipe for simple steps to get started.
If you can’t make it to a local Pumpkin Smash, try composting them at home instead. It’s an easy, sustainable way to reduce food waste and return nutrients to the soil. 🌎🌱
Swipe for simple steps to get started.
💊 Missed Drug Take-Back Day? You can still safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications anytime at authorized drop-off sites across Illinois! ♻️
Find one near you 👉 medtakebackillinois.org
Find one near you 👉 medtakebackillinois.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
💊 Missed Drug Take-Back Day? You can still safely dispose of unwanted or expired medications anytime at authorized drop-off sites across Illinois! ♻️
Find one near you 👉 medtakebackillinois.org
Find one near you 👉 medtakebackillinois.org
If anyone is looking for a last-minute costume idea, Illinois EPA has you covered. 👀
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If anyone is looking for a last-minute costume idea, Illinois EPA has you covered. 👀
🛢️ Taylorville area residents! Safely dispose of your HHW next weekend at the Christian County Fairgrounds, 8 AM to 3 PM. Collections are open to all Illinois residents. Pre-registration is required.
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🛢️ Taylorville area residents! Safely dispose of your HHW next weekend at the Christian County Fairgrounds, 8 AM to 3 PM. Collections are open to all Illinois residents. Pre-registration is required.
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
Check accepted items & register here 👉 bit.ly/HHWCollections
15 Illinois grantees have been awarded a total of $2.8M to fund various energy efficiency projects in their communities! Initiatives include tracking energy use, identifying resources, and implementing energy reduction strategies. #EnergyAwarenessMonth
🔗 bit.ly/4hnqTdF
🔗 bit.ly/4hnqTdF
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
15 Illinois grantees have been awarded a total of $2.8M to fund various energy efficiency projects in their communities! Initiatives include tracking energy use, identifying resources, and implementing energy reduction strategies. #EnergyAwarenessMonth
🔗 bit.ly/4hnqTdF
🔗 bit.ly/4hnqTdF
💊 Drug Take Back Day is this weekend!
Take a few minutes to clean out your medicine cabinet & safely dispose of old or unwanted prescriptions at a drop-off site near you.
This free, nationwide event is hosted by DEA.
🔗 Find a location: bit.ly/3Zx8KD7
#TakeBackDay
Take a few minutes to clean out your medicine cabinet & safely dispose of old or unwanted prescriptions at a drop-off site near you.
This free, nationwide event is hosted by DEA.
🔗 Find a location: bit.ly/3Zx8KD7
#TakeBackDay
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
💊 Drug Take Back Day is this weekend!
Take a few minutes to clean out your medicine cabinet & safely dispose of old or unwanted prescriptions at a drop-off site near you.
This free, nationwide event is hosted by DEA.
🔗 Find a location: bit.ly/3Zx8KD7
#TakeBackDay
Take a few minutes to clean out your medicine cabinet & safely dispose of old or unwanted prescriptions at a drop-off site near you.
This free, nationwide event is hosted by DEA.
🔗 Find a location: bit.ly/3Zx8KD7
#TakeBackDay