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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has extended the Areawide Air Pollution Action Day through Monday, July 20th. This is in addition to the ongoing Areawide Air Pollution Action Day in effect today July 19th. This alert includes all of Illinois’ Air Quality Index (AQI) forecast sectors, except Metro-East St. Louis. Visit www.AirNow.gov to stay up to date on current conditions. 

Government and Public Institutions

The Office of Energy provides funding for the governmental and public intuition sector of Illinois through programs focused on energy efficiency, energy resilience, and energy planning. These programs are open to a variety of applicants including public water supply facilities, public wastewater treatment plants, and municipalities. Illinois is also part of a nationwide movement to codify energy efficient and sustainable standards in design and construction by adopting an energy conservation code (energy code). For more information on specific programs, please visit the pages below: