AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAir Quality Watch: Northern Illinois is bracing for another day of unhealthy conditions as ozone and Canadian wildfire smoke combine, with Illinois issuing an Air Pollution Action Day and guidance urging people to cut outdoor time and reduce strenuous activity. Wildfire Smoke Spread: Forecasts also warn smoke could push toward Rockford and linger into the weekend, driven by PM2.5 impacts that hit kids, older adults, and people with asthma hardest. Food Safety Crisis: The CDC says cyclospora cases are surging nationwide, with 1,645 confirmed infections and 5,100 possible cases across 34 states; Michigan leads with 3,309 cases, and officials are pointing to lettuce or salad greens as a likely link while tracing investigations continue. State Policy Moves: Gov. JB Pritzker signed 31 new laws, including changes to minors’ access to birth control and a ban on certain harmful “forever chemical” ingredients in cosmetics. Illinois River Pollution: Oklahoma announced a nearly $44M settlement ending a 21-year poultry litter pollution lawsuit tied to the Illinois River watershed.
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