Lightfoot to launch waste management study, hopes to find way to improve Chicago’s dismal recycling rate

December 25, 2019

For years, Chicago aldermen and the Illinois Environmental Council have demanded a review of managed competition, which has allowed Waste Management to mark blue recycling carts as contaminated — even though that company has a “financial incentive to divert” the contents of those recycling bins to landfills they own and operate.

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As The World Turns To Solar Power, Black Chicagoans Jump On The Bandwagon

March 8, 2020

CEJA would quadruple solar subsidies and give Chicago more weight in the selection process, said Colleen Smith, legislative director for the Illinois Environmental Council, a

Measure would require disclosure about pavement sealant

February 27, 2020

As recently as last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was in the process of developing toxicity standards for PAHs, but that process was suspended

FERC ruling could impact Illinois residents’ electricity bills

February 26, 2020

Gavin Taves, policy director at the Illinois Environmental Council, said the ruling could negatively impact the clean energy market. “Essentially, this ruling makes it much

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Lightfoot to launch waste management study, hopes to find way to improve Chicago’s dismal recycling rate

IEC In the Media

As The World Turns To Solar Power, Black Chicagoans Jump On The Bandwagon

Measure would require disclosure about pavement sealant

FERC ruling could impact Illinois residents’ electricity bills

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