Press Releases
Labor, Transit and Environmental Advocates Call on the RTA and Springfield to Address Public Transit Funding Crisis with Clarity and Transparency
CHICAGO – Following the RTA Board Meeting in which the transit authority detailed the need for potential cuts, station closures, and layoffs, Tim Drea, on behalf of the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation and Dany Robles, on behalf of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, are calling on Springfield to take swift and immediate action to…
Read MoreTransit and Environmental Advocates Urge the Legislature to Act on Transit Fiscal Cliff
Illinois – On Sunday, the Illinois General Assembly adjourned without finalizing a solution to the so-called transit fiscal cliff–the Northeast Illinois transit agencies’ $770 million budget deficit. As a result, CTA, Metra, and Pace will face dramatic cuts, transit workers will be laid off, and everyday transit riders, visitors, and commuters across the state will…
Read MoreIllinois Ratepayers Will Continue to Pay Higher Electric Bills Until the General Assembly Takes Bold Action
Illinois – Today, the Illinois General Assembly failed to pass legislation to protect consumers and build more clean energy, just one day before energy bills are expected to spike across the state for at least the next year. The legislature’s inability to pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act this spring comes at…
Read MoreLabor, Environmental, and Transit Advocates Urge Passage of HB3438
SPRINGFIELD, IL. – United in support of a negotiated transit bill that addresses Illinois’ transit fiscal cliff and offers long overdue reforms to improve public transit across Illinois, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition (ICJC) and Labor Alliance for Public Transportation (LAPT) urge the Illinois General Assembly to vote YES in support of HB3438. With the…
Read MoreTransit and Environmental Advocates Urge Passage of Legislation to Fix and Fund Transit
Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition urges support for legislation that creates and fully funds a regionally-oriented, rider-centered transit system Illinois – Representative Eva-Dina Delgado has introduced SB2111 (House Amendment 001) and Senator Ram Villivalam has introduced HB3438 (Senate Amendment 002)–monumental legislation that would implement significant reforms to Northeast Illinois’ broken transit system to make it safer,…
Read MoreChicago City Council Passes Resolution in Support of $1.5 Billion in Transit Funding & Reform
CHICAGO, IL — With just days left to avert a fiscal cliff and a 40% cut in transit service that could leave Chicagoans without a way to get to work, school and doctor’s appointments, the Chicago City Council voted overwhelmingly to support a resolution calling on the Illinois General Assembly to it reform Northeastern Illinois’…
Read MoreAs U.S. House Republicans Pass the Most Expensive Anti-Environment Bill in History, Illinoisans Call for State Action on Climate and Consumer Protections
Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition’s Climate Action Lobby Day fell just hours before the US House passed a budget that dismantles key federal climate protections Illinois – Early Thursday morning, House Republicans passed a reconciliation bill that wipes out good-paying clean energy jobs and raises energy costs for families by gutting the historic progress made in…
Read MoreIllinois Clean Jobs Coalition Statement on Chicago City Council Resolution in Support of $1.5 Billion in Transit Funding & Reform
CHICAGO, IL — The Chicago City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way today voted overwhelmingly to support a resolution calling on the Illinois General Assembly to invest $1.5 billion in transit to avert the impending transit fiscal cliff and reform Northeastern Illinois’ transit system to ensure transit is fast, frequent, reliable, clean, and safe.…
Read MoreTransit and Environmental Advocates Lead Fight for Real Transit Reform
Advocates talking to transit riders across Chicagoland about transforming our transit system Chicagoland – With just six weeks left for Illinois lawmakers to act on the transit fiscal cliff that will result in a massive 40% cut to all public transit trains and bus service, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition hosted a Transit Day of…
Read MoreEvanston First Municipality in Illinois to Pass Building Performance Standard Ordinance to Protect Public Health & Climate
Evanston also recently adopted stretch code to save consumers up to $250 per year EVANSTON, IL — In response to the Evanston City Council’s passage of the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (HBO) and previous adoption of the Illinois Stretch Energy Code, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the following statement: “The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition applauds…
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