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“Chicago’s lakefront is for people and parks, not toxic waste dumps.”
11/13/25
The Illinois General Assembly passed a transformative transit bill, mere hours after passing clean energy legislation, an incredible one-two punch for climate action
11/6/25
ELPC argued for fairer utility rates in front of the Ohio Supreme Court. With energy costs increasing across Ohio, the PUCO should be doing everything possible to help residents reduce their bills and energy use.
11/3/25
EPA’s proposal would give a green light to power plants to keep dumping toxic pollutants into our waterways.
10/20/25
ELPC looked back over this year’s data to examine patterns in beach access along the Great Lakes shorelines.
10/6/25
ELPC testified on EPA's proposed rule to end its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which would remove reporting operations for virtually all large industrial facilities.
10/2/25
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a safeguard that for more than 20 years has protected more than 40 million acres of our most pristine national forests. ELPC is fighting back.
9/23/25
ELPC submitted comments to EPA challenging the unlawful and misguided attempt to overturn this long-standing, science-backed finding.
9/23/25
Chicago’s lakefront is for people and parks, not for toxic waste dumps.
9/22/25
Ohioans want better passenger trains, and big plans are underway to build them, but the state plan is focused on freight
9/18/25
We work to hold polluters accountable, reduce air and water pollution, and protect healthy communities; and we have been busy!
9/16/25
ELPC testified to call for cleaning up hazardous sites, many located within two miles of the Great Lakes.
9/15/25
The Clean Water Act is built on a balance between federal, state, and tribal authorities, but Trump’s EPA wants to disregard the law, limiting the ability of states and tribes to protect their water resources
9/15/25
Cutting methane pollution is one of the fastest, most effective ways to slow climate change. The EPA’s interim final rule allows more methane and hazardous emissions to harm the health and quality of life of Midwest communities.
9/10/25
As Chicago plans for a historic open swim in the river, ELPC reflects on the work it took to clean up the river
9/8/25
Dataset details the status of coal plants across the Midwest, which could be transformed into community assets that provide economic benefits to surrounding communities
9/3/25
A dangerous bill moving through Congress threatens the Great Lakes and clean water nationwide, here's what people are saying in the Midwest.
9/2/25
Wetlands are natural sponges, mitigating flooding
9/2/25
New report highlights future challenges for passenger rail in the Midwest - not enough seats to meet demand
8/28/25
ELPC senior policy advocate calls on the Regional Transit Authority to “Hope for the best, but plan for the worst” in the face of the transit fiscal cliff
8/22/25
EPA is proposing to undo the 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” the scientific basis for key greenhouse gas regulations from motor vehicles and other sources.
8/20/25
Transit advocates rallied this summer after the state legislature failed to address public transit’s $770 million budget gap this spring
8/13/25