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ELPC Receives American Bar Association's Award for Excellence

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Restoring Pure Michigan: Tackling Livestock Pollution to Protect Clean Water

Iowa Groups Petition EPA for Emergency Action on Drinking Water

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ELPC Receives American Bar Association Award

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ELPC 2024 Annual Gala: Join the Celebration on May 31st

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The Successful Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is Critical Amid a Changing Climate

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Illinoisians: Tell Your State Senators to Protect Our Wetlands!

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Conservation Groups Halt Transmission Line Construction in National Refuge

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Air Quality Chicago Report: Using Community Science to Reduce Particulate Pollution & Protect Public Health

In the News

Current Climate: Turning Shuttered Power Plants into Parkland

Forbes

Iowa Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Protect Drinking Water from Agricultural Runoff

The Cedar Rapids Gazette

Regulators Weigh Future of Gas Industry in Illinois, While Clamping Down on Chicago Utility

NPR Illinois

Some Towns in Area Testing Above New PFAS, or Forever Chemicals, Drinking Water Standard

ABC 7 Chicago

Important Victory

DTE Case Settlement: “One of the Biggest Regulatory Wins I’ve Ever Seen”

How a “people powered” settlement with Detroit's DTE Energy sets a new standard for utilities

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