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, […]
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Chicago 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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