environmental solutions for business
We’re on a mission.
Advocate Members' interests before state agencies, primarily the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Pollution Control Board;
Negotiate environmental policies, laws, and regulations. as they are promulgated, administered, and implemented by the State of Illinois; and
Provide accurate and technically sound input early in the legislative and regulatory development processes to promote favorable outcomes for the Illinois business community.
our values
Networking
IERG is affiliated with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the Environmental Affairs Committee. In building connections at networking events both hosted and attended by IERG staff, we progress industry support in regulation. IERG is proud to have professional relations with IDNR, the IPCB, the IEPA, & US EPA Region 5.
Education
IERG’s Members-only portal offers regulatory updates and summaries of incoming legal proposals. IERG hosts timely and relevant monthly webinars and quarterly seminars regarding environmental regulation, legislation, and policy.
Advocacy
IERG staff attends meetings held by prominent regulatory bodies to monitor progress and stakeholder outreach. IERG expends effort to draft both regulatory language and detailed comments on proposals put forth by regulatory agencies as well as testify on behalf of Members at hearings.
our impact
Four decades of business-first service
IERG was incorporated.
Implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments.
IERG joins the World Wide Web.
IERG is a leader on TACO developments.
SB1672 Introduced by Senator Sue Rezin. An IERG & IL Chamber of Commerce initiative on PSD Permitting.
SB1672 passed by General Assembly.
SB1672 signed into law as Public Act 99-463.
PSD Rulemaking begins before the Illinois Pollution Control Board
IERG participates in legislative discussions and provided testimony on the proposal of Coal Ash Cleanup and Storage Act (Public Act 101-171)
The Illinois Pollution Control Board finalizes the rulemaking R19-1 PSD Permitting Rules.
USEPA Region Administrator Debra Shore and her team meets with IERG Executive Team
HB 3017 — Permitting Portal
businesses navigate the environmental regulatory complexities in Illinois.
our board
Meet our Executive Committee.
Chris Polley
Deere & Company
Equipment and Services Sector
Andrea Coffman
ADM
Food, Pharmaceuticals, and Health Sector
Ross Bunton
Prairie State Generating Company
Electrical and Utilities Sector
Brad Stevenson
Caterpillar
Transportation Sector
Chris Backos
Stepan Company
Chemicals Sector
Beth Steinhour
Marquis
Food, Pharmaceuticals, and Health Sector
Evan Buskohl
Sterling Steel
Manufacturing Sector
Brad Sims
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
Petroleum Sector
Troy Lively
Olin
Manufacturing Sector
Greg Meyers
Marathon Petroleum Company, LP
Petroleum Sector
Brian Martin
Ameren
Electrical and Utilities Sector