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Rollback of federal clean-water rules leaves most Illinois wetlands unprotected | ChicagoLIVE
Illinois Environmental Council policy manager Cate Caldwell explains how the rollback weakens the Clean Water Act and why advocates are pushing for new state-level protections.
In Wake of New Federal Rollbacks of Clean Water Protections, IEC Calls on Governor Pritzker to Respond
Illinois — On Monday, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers announced the Polluted Water Rule, which further restricts which
Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s Letter to the EPA on Replacing Lead Service Lines with Iyana Simba
Iyana Simba: “One-eighth of all the lead service lines in the nation are here in Illinois. So we have about 667,000 that are accounted for.
As SNAP Cuts Begin, A State Bill Can Shield Illinois Communities from Federal Fallout
Passing SB1398 is a chance to prove that Illinois can again turn words into action and policy into protection.
Illinois General Assembly Passes Energy Reform Act Aiming to Reduce Rates and Reach Clean Energy Goals
The state passed the legislation during a veto session after months of lobbying from advocacy groups, but some concerns over planning provisions and consumer costs
What Illinois’ new transit spending bill means for riders, drivers
New legislation calls for no public transit fare increases, but tolls and sales tax are set to increase State lawmakers passed a major transit reform bill last
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Rollback of federal clean-water rules leaves most Illinois wetlands unprotected | ChicagoLIVE
Illinois Environmental Council policy manager Cate Caldwell explains how the rollback weakens the Clean Water Act and why advocates are pushing for new state-level protections.
In Wake of New Federal Rollbacks of Clean Water Protections, IEC Calls on Governor Pritzker to Respond
Illinois — On Monday, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers announced the Polluted Water Rule, which further restricts which
Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s Letter to the EPA on Replacing Lead Service Lines with Iyana Simba
Iyana Simba: “One-eighth of all the lead service lines in the nation are here in Illinois. So we have about 667,000 that are accounted for.
As SNAP Cuts Begin, A State Bill Can Shield Illinois Communities from Federal Fallout
Passing SB1398 is a chance to prove that Illinois can again turn words into action and policy into protection.
Illinois General Assembly Passes Energy Reform Act Aiming to Reduce Rates and Reach Clean Energy Goals
The state passed the legislation during a veto session after months of lobbying from advocacy groups, but some concerns over planning provisions and consumer costs
What Illinois’ new transit spending bill means for riders, drivers
New legislation calls for no public transit fare increases, but tolls and sales tax are set to increase State lawmakers passed a major transit reform bill last