Stepan Co. v. Pollution Control Board

Pursuant to sections 29 and 41 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 1111/2, pars. 1029, 1041), appellant Stepan Chemical Company (Stepan) seeks administrative review of the November 25, 1987, final order of the Illinois Pollution Control Board (the Board). The final order amends sections 211 and 215 of the Illinois Administrative Code (35 Ill. Adm. Code §§211, 215 (1985)), regarding air emission rules applicable to air oxidation processes in the synthetic organic-chemical industry.

Stepan maintains the Board failed to consider the proper statutory…