Matthiessen State Park

Illinois

ELPC plays a critical role advancing environmental solutions in Illinois, based out of our headquarters in Chicago. From elected officials to the courts to the state’s key commissions, boards, and agencies, we know Illinois’ leaders and we know how to get things done. ELPC is accelerating renewable energy, retiring polluting coal plants, improving transportation, safeguarding clean water and air, and protecting wild places like the Savanna Sand Prairie and the Shawnee National Forest.

Illinois is the economic capital of the Midwest, as a hub of business, media, and transportation. With the region’s largest population center in Chicago, Illinois is also the highest energy user in the Midwest, but today our electricity is increasingly renewable. ELPC policy advocates have helped Illinois become the nation’s sixth leading state for wind power, with over 5,000 megawatts of installed capacity.

Current Projects

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Clean Transportation

Advocating for Public Transit, Walking and Biking

Climate Change

Midwest Cities Drive Climate Solutions

Clean Energy

Thinking Beyond Wires

Clean Energy

Repowering the Rural Midwest

Clean Energy

Transforming the Electricity Grid

Wild & Natural Places

Protecting the Driftless Area

Related Resources

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Report

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

Factsheet

E-Bike Carbon Impact Math Factsheet

Report

REAP Success Stories

Report

Rising Waters: Climate Change Impacts and Toxic Risks to Lake Michigan’s Shoreline Communities

Important Victory

Stopping Route 53 Boondoggle In Lake County

The Lake County, Illinois board decided to stop pursuing a massive highway extension that would have been a boondoggle for developers, destroyed sensitive wetlands, and contributed to air pollution.

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