Ethanol plant to pay for wetland restoration at Emiquon wildlife refuge as part of Illinois River pollution settlement

A major ethanol refinery on the Illinois River near Peoria has been ordered to fund efforts to restore its wetlands and floodplain after an eight-year legal fight over alleged water discharges up to 40 degrees hotter than permitted, threatening aquatic life.

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