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LRB095 12798 CMK 38185 r |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The beaches of Lake Michigan provide a significant |
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| source of tourism income for the State of Illinois and other |
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| states bordering the Lake; and
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| WHEREAS, The British Petroleum oil refinery in Whiting, |
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| Indiana is planning an expansion that would increase the |
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| refinery's discharges into the Lake significantly, including |
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| 54% more ammonia and 35% more sludge on a daily basis; and
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| WHEREAS, The total amount of ammonia that British Petroleum |
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| will be discharging into the Lake on a daily basis is 1,584 |
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| pounds and the total amount of sludge that British Petroleum |
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| will be discharging into the Lake on a daily basis is 4,925 |
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| pounds; and |
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| WHEREAS, Ammonia promotes algae blooms that can kill fish |
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| and trigger beach closings on the Lake; and |
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| WHEREAS, The sludge that will be discharged into the Lake |
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| by British Petroleum is full of concentrated heavy metals, |
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| including mercury; and
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| WHEREAS, Last year, 81% of Illinois beaches were declared |
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| unsafe due to algae and other pollution problems; therefore, be |