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Illinois lawmakers headed back to Springfield for renewable energy bill

“‘Energy legislation is incredibly complicated,’ said Deputy Director of the Illinois Environmental Council Colleen Smith. ‘Unfortunately, I think we just ran out of time.’

With so many jobs and the climate itself on the line, lawmakers are headed back to Springfield next week to finally get a bill passed.”

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Army Corps resumes work at Brandon Road Project as invasive carp encroach on Illinois River

More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, part of a $1.15 billion project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes, the agency announced last week it would resume construction.

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Why are more elected officials calling for restrictions on data centers?

On Aug. 11, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order calling for a pause on data center construction and expansion in the city of Chicago.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs data center order and pushes City Council for moratorium

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Tuesday directing city departments to intensify scrutiny of new data centers in Chicago — a politically potent move that doesn’t unilaterally impose new limits on the fast-growing industry, but could slow its growth.

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