Environmental Law & Policy Center

We Take On the Big Fights

Victory: Cleveland-Cliffs Consent Decree Protects Lake Michigan From Serial Polluter

U.S. EPA Clean School Bus Program Needs Technical Fixes to Include All School Districts

Call of the Wild: Helping Protect Southern Illinois’ Natural Treasures

We advocate, innovate, and litigate to protect the Midwest’s environment from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains.

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Impact Across the Region

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NEWS

Consumers Energy Resource Plan Good for Renewable Energy

TESTIMONY

Build on REAP Success with More Funding

UPDATE

Decision-Making Phase Begins in Historic Line 5 Oil Tunnel Case

EVENT

Save the Date: ELPC 2022 Gala on Tuesday, June 7

UPDATE

Solar Win in Indiana Will Help Better Compensate for Rooftop Solar

TESTIMONY

EPA Should Restore Reason in Air Quality Regulations

In the News

Important Victory

How to Turn a Coal Plant into Electric School Buses

Students in the Pekin and Hollis School Districts will soon ride Illinois’ first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric school buses. After ELPC and allies fought to shut down the highly polluting Edwards coal plant nearby, local organizations were able to direct settlement funding to the new buses.