REPORT: Needless red tape delaying Illinois solar transition
Routine applications can take months, cost hundreds of dollars; Report recommends instant permitting
Media Releases
RELEASE: New report details environmental, consumer costs of AI, crypto and data centers
Chicago third largest data center market in U.S.; electricity demand growth exacerbating electric bill increases for northern Illinois residents
Groups deliver more than 5,000 public comments calling for reform of Peoples Gas pipe replacement program
As regulators near a final decision on an investigation into the Peoples Gas pipeline-replacement program, consumer and environmental organizations delivered more than 5,000 comments calling for reform.
Draft decision in Peoples Gas investigation perpetuates failing status quo
2035 pipe replacement deadline risks massive rate hikes
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.
EPA sets 20-year deadline for Chicago to replace lead pipes
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