Media Releases
General Mills shareholders call for less plastic, more truth in recycling
A noteworthy 40% of General Mills shareholders voted last week in favor of a proposal urging the food company to assess how it can increase the scale, pace and rigor of its sustainability efforts, including by reducing plastic packaging.
Illinois PIRG calls on utility regulators to fix failed Peoples Gas pipe replacement program
Illinois PIRG is urging utility regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission to require Peoples Gas adopt a more rigorous and transparent risk management methodology to guide its pipe replacement program
NEW DATA: Large share of U.S. climate pollution comes from handful of coal and gas plants
America’s most polluting facilities emit more greenhouse gasses than some entire states.
News Release: Microplastics threaten Lake Erie and wildlife
Cleanup event reveals plastic pellet pollution on Euclid Beach, Cleveland, Ohio
Advisory committee publishes report meant to help Congress solve ambulance surprise billing
A long-anticipated report from the federally appointed Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee published Wednesday, sent to Congress.
Public urges Minnesota officials to bar 3M from releasing PFAS
35k+ public comments submitted calling on Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to prohibit 3M from discharging toxic PFAS chemicals into Mississippi River.
Public urges Minnesota officials to bar 3M from releasing PFAS
Department of Energy’s new appliance efficiency standards will save IL households $82 annually
National energy efficiency standards apply to air conditioners, clothes dryers, refrigerators, water heaters, other everyday appliances