On October 18, 2012, Gov. Pat Quinn was joined by United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, labor leaders, environmental activists, and local government officials to launch the Governor’s $1 billion Illinois Clean Water Initiative to overhaul Illinois’ aging water infrastructure.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Launching $1 Billion Clean Water Initiative.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn's Statement on House Passage of Illinois Clean Water Initiative Expansion.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announcing Completion of Hofmann Dam Removal.
View CBS 2's Governor Celebrates Removal Of Dam In Riverside.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announcing Federal Approval of Illinois Coastal Management Program .
On June 8, 2014, Gov. Quinn signed legislation to make Illinois the first state in the nation to ban the manufacture and sale of personal care products containing synthetic plastic microbeads.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Signing Bill to Ban Microbeads, Protect Illinois Waterways.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Governor Pat Quinn, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Honored for Work on Behalf of Illinois River Restoration.
View DNR's Press Release of Quinn Touring Mud-to-Parks Site in Chicago .
View DNR's Press Release where Governor Quinn Tours Mud-to-Parks Site in East Peoria.
View Dredging Today's "Governor Tours Mud-to-Parks Site (USA)".
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announcing Investment for Wastewater System Improvements in Rockford Area.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announcing Investment for City of Pittsfield.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announcing Investment for the Village of Carpentersville.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announcing Investment for Clayton - Camp Point Water Commission.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announcing New Stormwater Management Projects in DuPage County.
View the Governor’s Office Press Release of Quinn Announces Investments for Stormwater Management Projects in Cook County Communities .