Chapin Rose

Illinois State Senator | 51st District

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Rose’s bill assists local EMS services

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Local emergency service providers will be able to better utilize their medics through legislation sponsored by State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet), which passed the Illinois Senate on May 22.

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This Week's In Focus: Mahomet Aquifer

Courtesy of Champaign News-Gazette

EPA to increase oversight of Clinton Landfill
Fri, 04/26/2013 - 7:00am | Tom Kacich

SPRINGFIELD — Two local state senators said Thursday that they have a commitment from the state Environmental Protection Agency that it will step up its oversight of the Clinton Landfill.
The owners of the landfill, located outside of Clinton in DeWitt County, already are taking in some hazardous wastes at the site and have asked the U.S. EPA for permission to accept wastes containing PCBs, a suspected human carcinogen.

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Courtesy of DeWitt Daily News.com

Chapin Rose Continues To Work For Better Oversight of Area Landfills

4/26/2013 6:44:39 AM

A local lawmaker continues to make a push for better oversight at the Clinton Landfill and other around the state.

Senator Chapin Rose continues to bring bills forward in the Illinois Senate, however, nothing has passed yet. Sen. Rose has had made progress in getting some bills passed recently. He says the General Assembly had a measure fail, as did he, however, his measure failed but was on the condition they continue working until they could come to an agreement all parties could live with.

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