The Illinois Pollution Control Board (PCB) is a State of Illinois governing panel that is staffed in the state capital of Springfield, Illinois. Its duty is to development environmental rules and standards for Illinois, adjudicate complaints alleging violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, and provides a forum of
administrative law
Administrative law is the division of law that governs the activities of executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law concerns executive branch rule making (executive branch rules are generally referred to as " regulations"), ...
to appeal enforcement actions of Illinois environmental law, including enforcement actions of the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).
Although the IEPA and the PCB are closely affiliated, they are legally separate entities.
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Environmental Protection
Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair da ...
State environmental protection agencies of the United States