The Illinois Environmental Council likewise expressed its outrage: “To be clear, now is absolutely not the time to allow polluting industries to skirt environmental protection laws. This is dangerous and wildly irresponsible, especially as we’re seeing stark evidence of the burden of toxic air pollution on vulnerable populations who already struggled to breathe before this virus emerged. People will suffer. Dirty industry will benefit. Plain and simple.”
Pritzker EPA vows to step in as Trump calls for massive cuts to environmental protection
January 5, 2025
As the new top environment cop in Illinois, James Jennings knew coming in his job would be challenging no matter who won the presidential election.