Illinois PIRG 2024 Legislative Agenda
Illinois PIRG works to create a healthier, safer, more secure future for all Illinoisians. Here are the problems we are working to solve in 2023.
Fossil fuel pollution
Fossil fuel pollution is dirty and dangerous, threatening our health, the climate and our future.
The Latest on Fossil fuel pollution
STATEMENT: Biden admin drafting a rushed, flawed plan to fast track data centers and power plants for AI
Statement: New clean car standards are a win for consumers, health
Updates
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Energy Department finalizes efficiency standards for tankless water heaters
Universities among top climate polluting buildings in Chicago
Gas leaks burden emergency services
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Big data centers, big problems
How to save energy in your home this winter
State of Electric School Buses
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Oil Pipelines
The Latest
Type
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.
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.
U.S. Senate votes for higher utility bills and more air pollution
A resolution passed by the U.S. Senate to block new furnace efficiency standards would raise costs for households and cause needless pollution.
Top retailers fail to warn shoppers about health risks of gas stove pollution
Despite mounting scientific evidence linking gas stove pollution to childhood asthma and known carcinogens, many sales associates at the country’s top retailers dismissed or downplayed concerns about this pollution during a recent “secret shopper” survey.
Statement: Biden administration reins in deadly air pollution
New limits on soot will save thousands of lives