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"Earth Day 2024: The current state of our environment" via The 21st Show
April 22, 2024
On Earth Day, Sierra Club IL Director Jack Darin joined The 21st Show to discuss the state of the environment and related policies in Illinois.
"Sierra Club plants 22 trees in Grafton's Red Hawk, Mason Hollow, Lighthouse parks" via The Telegraph
April 22, 2024
The Three Rivers project recently teamed up with the City of Grafton to plant 22 trees in public parks.
"Illinois considers carbon storage, pipeline regulations" via The Pantagraph
April 17, 2024
New legislation was filed that would create a state regulatory framework for carbon capture, pipeline, and storage projects.
"Giant sinkhole in southern Illinois causes indefinite road closure" via KSDK
April 15, 2024
A giant sinkhole in southern Illinois is the result of a caved-in borehole shaft or a deep, narrow hole made for drilling at the Deer Run Mine.
"Naperville's coal-heavy electricity supply hangs in the balance as contract renewal looms" via Daily Herald
March 25, 2024
Most states require integrated resource planning, but that mandate does not extend to municipal utilities. A legislative proposal sponsored by Naperville Democrat Rep. Janet Yang Rohr would change that.
"Cook County Board outlaws retail sale and commercial use of coal tar sealant" via The Daily Line
March 15, 2024
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a measure outlawing the retail sale and commercial application of coal tar sealant on asphalt pavement.
"Some young people planning fewer or no kids because of climate change" via Chicago Tribune
March 11, 2024
Data is scarce but a 2021 study found that 36% of teens and young adults were hesitant to have children due to climate change.
"Transmission line monopoly back on agenda at Statehouse after Pritzker's veto" via Capitol News Illinois
February 20, 2024
A controversial proposal that would grant electric utilities more control over the construction of transmission lines is being revived in Springfield.
"Trails and Wetlands" via PBS Great Lakes Now
February 2, 2024
The 2023 Supreme Court ruling on Sackett vs. EPA redefined what wetlands are protected by the federal government, threatening wetlands across the country, including in the Great Lakes Region.
"For conservation’s sake, transfer Joliet Training Area to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie" via Chicago Sun Times
January 5, 2024
An investment in Midewin, one of the largest prairie restorations east of the Mississippi River, is an investment in a climate-resilient future for our region," write Openlands, The Wetlands Initiative, and Sierra Club Illinois.