Archive for April 2024

Slate of Bills Would Affirm Illinois’ Status as a Competitive Leader on Equitable Climate & Energy Goals Springfield, IL. — Sen. Villivalam, Sen. Villanueva, and Rep. Williams today joined the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) to introduce the ICJC Platform—a slate of legislation outlining critical solutions in the power, buildings, and transportation sectors that accelerate…

Companion legislation provides $1.5 billion in additional transit money for Northeastern Illinois CHICAGO – Chicagoland needs a single, fully modernized transit agency defining service improvements and new investments paired with increased state funding  to  deliver world-class transit service and overcome an impending major operations funding shortfall, according to new legislation sponsored by State Senator Ram Villivalam, Chair of…

SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition issued the following statement in response the newly announced federal clean truck rules: “The U.S. EPA’s final Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas Rule setting emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, while a good first step, falls well short of what is necessary to reduce emissions in Black and brown…