Browning-Ferris Industries of Illinois, Inc. v. Pollution Control Board

Petitioner, Browning-Ferris Industries of Illinois, Inc. (BFI), appeals from an order of respondent, the Pollution Control Board (Board), which affirmed the imposition of modifications by the Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) on BFI’s closure/post-closure plan for a section of a landfill it owns and operates. The appeal is brought pursuant to section 41 of the Environmental Protection Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 111½, par. 1041), which provides that review of Board decisions shall be afforded directly in the appellate court. BFI claims that the Board erred in its review of…