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LTR - Ep 27 - Current Event: Half A Million Gallons of Liquid Asphalt Spilled into Chicago River
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In this 27th episode I review a current event of "Half A Million Gallons of Liquid Asphalt Spilled into Chicago River."
In an article I ran across, it provided details about this recent event of Half A Million Gallons of Liquid Asphalt Spilled into Chicago River. Although the article was recently published in The Chicago Sun Times on October 31, 2025 by Brett Chase, it notes that the event took place over nine months ago.
It also notes, that as of the publication date, that a penalty nor a notice of violation had been issued to The Responsible Party. This was really surprising and this along with the quantity prompted me to want to highlight this event and article on my podcast in hopes drawing more attention to it, so that perhaps the attention might prompt more action.
The article notes that the river travels South from Illinois all the way to The Gulf of Mexico, so there is no doubt that the contamination will be found on both river banks through out the entire southern river route, as the quantity was so significant.
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Here's a link to the article:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2025/10/31/environmental-oily-asphalt-spill-epa-chicago-sanitary-ship-canal-mwrd