AURORA, IL – In response to the City of Aurora’s proposed data center ordinance introduced today, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the following statement: “The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition applauds the City of Aurora for advancing a comprehensive ordinance to regulate data center development and protect residents, communities, and local resources. This ordinance takes critical […]
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ICJC Statement on Data Centers Appealing to Trump to Undermine Clean Air Laws
ILLINOIS – New reporting details how several major data center developers, including a company with locations in Illinois, have asked President Donald Trump to grant exemptions from federal pollution regulations under the Clean Air Act. In response, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the following statement: “Big tech billionaires are appealing to President Donald Trump to gut the […]
Read MoreICJC Statement on Gov. Pritzker’s Proposal to Pause the Data Center Tax Credit
SPRINGFIELD — In response to Governor JB Pritzker announcing a proposal to pause the data center tax credit in his budget address, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) released the following statement: “The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition welcomes the Governor’s proposal to pause the data center tax credit as the General Assembly looks to take […]
Read MoreICJC Introduces the POWER Act to Protect Ratepayers from Data Center Impacts
CHICAGO — At a press conference in Chicago today, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) and State Senator Ram Villivalam announced the introduction of the POWER Act (SB 4016 / HB 5513), landmark legislation to protect Illinois families, communities, and our climate from the growing impacts of energy- and water-intensive data centers. A recent report […]
Read MoreCEJA Is Putting Money Back in Your Pocket
If you’ve been feeling the pinch of rising prices lately, here’s some welcome news: most ComEd customers are receiving automatic bill credits. Thanks to the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), Illinois’s landmark clean energy law, $803 million in bill credits are flowing to ComEd customers through May 2026. That works out to an average […]
Read MoreGovernor Pritzker Signs Transformational Public Transit Bill Into Law
Illinois – Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act into law, fixing and funding public transit so that all Illinoisans benefit from a coordinated, cost-efficient regional transit service that moves people across the state safely, reliably, and affordably. In response, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) released the following statement: […]
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