water pollution

The company formerly known as Pacific Ethanol Pekin will fund a $125,000 environmental restoration project and pay a $75,000 civil penalty as part of a consent order ending legal proceedings over refinery pollution on the Illinois River.

Ten years ago, Cindy Bonnet found out she was getting new neighbors in Nora, Illinois: 10,000 cows. It’s what’s known in the industry as a “concentrated...