EPA Approves Illinois' Request to Redesignate Lake Calumet Area for Air Quality Planning

Summary

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the State of Illinois' request to bring the Lake Calumet area in Southeast Chicago into compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for particulate matter (PM-10), a key air quality metric, and also approved the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's (IEPA) maintenance plan for this area, which was submitted in 2005 and revised in 2005.