Molex, Inc. v. Pollution Control Board

On June 23, 1971, Molex, Inc., petitioner, mailed a letter to the Air Pollution Control Board requesting a variance under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 111½, par. 1001, et seq.) A hearing was held; and, on January 6, 1972, the Board entered an order granting Molex, Inc. a variance to emit particulate air contaminants in excess of the allowable limits contained in the Board’s applicable rules and regulations until May 22, 1972, subject to certain conditions. Among the conditions imposed by the Board was payment by Molex to the Illinois…