Environmental Protection Agency v. Pollution Control Board

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to section 41 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 111½, par. 1041) and Supreme Court Rule 335 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 335), seeks review of an order of the respondent, Pollution Control Board, granting a permit to operate a sanitary landfill to the City of East St. Louis since the Agency failed to act upon a permit application within 45 days of its submission. We affirm the order of the Pollution Control Board.

Prior…