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Clean Energy Bill Stalls, But Supporters Still Optimistic for Passage

“Jennifer Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council, Mark Denzler, president and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, Jack Darin, director of the Sierra Club’s Illinois chapter, and Delmar Gillus, chief operating officer at Elevate Energy, join Phil Ponce to discuss the prospects for a bill that would transform energy production in the state.”

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Massive Public Transit Win in Chicago Shows the Power of Grassroots Coalitions

The upcoming overhaul of the Chicago region’s transit system shows how potent organizing around public services can be.

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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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