CHAMPAIGN, IL – Last week, the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign publicly released “Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage in Illinois,” a report requested by the Illinois General Assembly through Public Act 102-0341. The report and Policy Supplement includes a preliminary assessment for Illinois policy makers on the implications, opportunities, and challenges of […]
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Advocates Urge Mayor, City Council to Propose Cheaper, Cleaner Way to Heat Homes
As heating affordability crisis, children’s health concerns, and climate change escalate, urgency grows to pass healthy buildings ordinance for new construction in Chicago Chicago, IL – Amid staggeringly high gas bills and a record-breaking rate-hike request from Peoples Gas, a group of consumer, health and environmental advocates urged Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago City […]
Read MoreStatement from the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition on Siting Bill
“The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition applauds the passage of House Bill 4412, which standardizes and clarifies the process of siting clean energy projects like utility-scale wind and solar. To lower electric bills, create good paying jobs, make our air healthier to breathe and protect the planet from climate change, Illinois must build more clean energy capacity […]
Read MoreInaugural Clean Energy Champion Awards Honor Leading Organizations Using Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) to Create Clean Jobs for All
CHICAGO – On Tuesday, the inaugural Illinois Clean Energy Champion Awards celebrated job creation by private companies, nonprofit organizations and governmental units from across Illinois that have seized the chance to make Illinois a national leader in clean energy. The event is a joint project of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Clean […]
Read MoreICJC Praises City of Chicago Recommendations for Clean Buildings, Clean Air
As People’s Gas announces record-high profits and prices, coalition calls for immediate action to lower consumer utility bills while protecting the climate CHICAGO – After more than a year of stakeholder engagement and participation of more than 50 community, building industry, and environmental justice leaders in the Chicago Building Decarbonizing Policy Development Working Group, the […]
Read MoreStatement from ICJC on City of Chicago Clean Energy Procurement Announcement
Coalition applauds City for ensuring equity, exceeding climate goals, prioritizing consumers CHICAGO – Following the City of Chicago announcement regarding procurement of 100% clean, renewable to power city buildings starting in 2025, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released this statement: “The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition applauds Mayor Lightfoot and the City of Chicago for taking […]
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