Illinois State Chamber of Commerce v. Pollution Control Board

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case, we consider three petitions for direct appellate review of regulations promulgated by the Illinois Pollution Control Board (PCB) pursuant to sections 29 and 41 of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 111½, pars. 1029, 1041) and Supreme Court Rule 335 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 335). The regulations establish standards for the control of noise pollution from stationary noise sources. (See proceedings of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, No. R72 — 2.) Because of the common…