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.”
Illinois climate activists say Trump’s win is a blow to climate action
November 7, 2024
Jen Walling with the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) said Trump’s win is a blow to climate action. “I definitely think that a national administration that