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Celebrating ELPC 30 Years - 2023 Gala

ELPC Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Indiana Environmental Agency

Gary, IN Residents Overburdened with Pollution

Iowa Supreme Court Rules Utilities Board Must Reconsider Coal

ELPC Reaction to U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Sackett v. EPA

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

Impact Across the Region

Current Projects

NEWS

Federal Judge Approves Consent Decree to Limit Lake Erie Nutrient & Algae Pollution

NEWS

ELPC Urges Stronger Permit for Gary, Indiana Air Polluter

TESTIMONY

Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

LAWSUIT

Federal Lawsuit Filed to Stop Dredge Dump on Chicago's Southeast Side

NEWS

SCOTUS Decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross Win for States

NEWS

117 Groups Tell Congress: Fund Rural Clean Energy

In the News

Gary Advocates Call for Tighter Pollution Requirements for Lime Manufacturing Plant

Lakeshore Public Media

Judge Carr Signs Order Ending Landmark Lake Erie Case Against U.S. EPA

Toledo Blade

The Nation Now Has an Inventory of Old-Growth Forests. Some Hope Protections Will Follow

Wisconsin Public Radio

Don’t Keep Dumping Toxic Muck in What Should be a Southeast Side Park

Chicago Sun Times Editorial

Fighting Climate Change in the Windy City

Politico

Important Victory

Victory! Settlement with Indiana Steel Mill will Protect Lake Michigan

ELPC & allies reach a consent decree to hold polluters accountable and protect the Great Lakes.

We’re all in to protect the Midwest’s environment.

Priority Issues

Climate Change

Clean Energy

Clean Air

Clean Water

Clean Transportation

Wild & Natural Places