Chicago to run on 100% renewable energy
Starting January 1 all city-owned buildings, including both airports, are powered by 100% renewable energy.
Kaleigh
O'Brien
Clean Energy Associate, Illinois PIRG Education Fund
Started on staff: 2024
B.S., magna cum laude, Loyola University Chicago; M.Eng., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kaleigh works on clean energy campaigns in Illinois. Kaleigh lives in the Chicago suburbs, where she can be found with her nose in a book.
Posts by Kaleigh O’Brien
Transitioning to clean energy in Naperville
Illinois PIRG and partners talked all-electric homes and statewide action on climate emissions inside our buildings.
New interactive map, corporate disclosure show progress on lawn care electrification
As leaves fall – and leaf blowers roar – in neighborhoods across Illinois, Illinois PIRG Education Fund and Environment Illinois Research & Education Center unveiled a new interactive map Wednesday showing nationwide progress on transitioning away from highly polluting, noisy, gas-powered lawn equipment.