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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Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Statement on Resource Adequacy Study Results
ILLINOIS – Yesterday, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), Illinois Power Agency (IPA), and Illinois EPA released the Resource Adequacy Study report, which projects Illinois and the region will need additional power supply resources to come online by 2030 to address adequacy shortfalls driven in large part by the increase in electricity demand from energy-intensive data […]
Read MoreLawmakers Avert Transit Fiscal Cliff, Invest in Public Transit and Illinois’ Future
Illinois – Today, following months of negotiations, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act, which includes a $1.5 billion investment in transit and critical reforms that take long-overdue steps to ensure transit agencies deliver a coordinated, cost-efficient regional transit service. In response, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the following statement: […]
Read MoreIllinois Clean Jobs Coalition Applauds Passage of Strongest State Response Yet to Federal Rollback of Climate Protections
Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act set to deliver consumer savings and accelerate Illinois’ clean energy goals amid poor regional and federal policy Illinois – Today, following passage yesterday in the House, the Illinois State Senate passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act (SB25), which protects consumers from energy price spikes and safeguards Illinois’ […]
Read MoreConsumer and Environmental Advocates Respond to IMA’s Latest Attempts to Prop Up Fossil Fuel Industry Profits
Illinois – Today, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association attempted to mislead lawmakers and Illinoisans about the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (SB25) in order to kowtow to fossil fuel interests. In response, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the following statement: “The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association is presenting bad math in bad faith on behalf of the […]
Read MoreLabor, Transit and Environmental Advocates Respond to RTA’s Attempts to Downplay Transit Fiscal Cliff
CHICAGO – Following the RTA Ad Hoc Committee on Transit Funding announcement in which the transit authority claimed Illinois’ initial transit fiscal cliff has fallen to $202 million, Tim Drea, on behalf of the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation and Amy Rynell, on behalf of the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, are calling on lawmakers and the […]
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