Celebrate the Mission With Us April 17, 2013 Navy Pier Grand Ballroom www.elpc20.org
April 30, 2012 ELPC’s Chicago headquarters received a “tier 1” ranking — the highest available — in the Chicago Green Office Challenge. The Challenge is a friendly competition that acknowledges participants for their achievements in greening their office spaces and operations. It involves a points system with categories in energy savings, outreach, property management, transportation, and waste/recycling. ELPC is working to make green building practices the norm. Our new LEED Platinum eco-office puts our values into practice, combining innovative technology and forward-thinking design to create a workspace that protects the environment, is healthier for our staff and makes economic sense.
Based on ELPC’s Charity Navigator score on financial strength and management, ELPC is being recognized in the media as among “The 10 Highest-Rated Charities in America: 2011.” ELPC is the only environmental group and the only advocacy group on this list. Moreover, ELPC is the only listed group, which is located between the coasts. Read more on MSN Money and Main Street.
Tell Gov. Quinn: Our Air Quality Is Not for Sale
Monday, February 13, 2012
In this article from the Chicago section of the New York Times, Kari Lydersen reports on the imminent closing of the 83-year-old State Line Coal Plant. Its shutdown is being praised by environmentalists and others, but also raises new environmental and land use issues. Read the story.
Tags: Clean air, Coal, Illinois, Indiana, New York Times, State Line Coal Plant
