Opportunities & Challenges Ahead for the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has always had bipartisan support, but this could be a turbulent year for federal programs
1/28/25
Northwoods, WI
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has always had bipartisan support, but this could be a turbulent year for federal programs
1/28/25
The oil industry is fighting the shift to cleaner transportation, but the climate crisis can’t wait and Americans are ready for the future.
7/11/24
Get ready for the rush of final rules from the Biden administration covering everything from pollution from cars to heavy duty trucks, to power plants and implementation of the bedrock National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We walk through what's coming up.
3/18/24
Advocates from across the Great Lakes states went to Washington, D.C. to educate lawmakers about the programs and policies that protect them.
3/8/24
ELPC testified in support of EPA’s proposed waste emissions charge, under the Methane Emissions Reduction program.
2/20/24
Gas prices are on the rise, climate impacts are hitting from all sides, and car payments are getting more expensive. Midwesterners need a break; better fuel economy standards can help!
10/4/23
Vehicles are a leading source of both climate pollution and dangerous air pollution that impacts communities across the Midwest Great Lakes states.
5/22/23
More than 4.5 million Midwesterners live within a half-mile of oil and gas sites
1/19/23
The EPA's stronger emissions standards get the U.S. back on track to reduce our pollution
1/10/22
The heartland has always been a hotbed of transportation innovation. We must continue to respond to the challenges of our time, and strong vehicle emissions standards are the best way forward.
9/28/21
Federal funds for electric school buses could mean a healthier ride to school for millions of kids in America
9/27/21
EPA must set the strongest possible federal clean car standards because reducing pollution from America’s cars and light trucks is critical to protecting the climate.
8/25/21
The road to clean car standards has had its ups and downs. Hopefully the next round will set us on a smoother path to reduce transportation emissions.
7/23/21
We cannot afford to repeat the status quo, every investment must consider the long-term health, economic opportunity, and mobility of all Americans.
7/20/21
ELPC urges EPA to rescind the action taken in the SAFE 1 Rule and we urge EPA to act quickly to address the deeply flawed SAFE 2 Rule.
6/2/21
It’s been another very busy year for ELPC, fighting back against an administration that continues to put public health, clean air and water and the climate in the proverbial backseat.
12/29/20
The Trump EPA’s environmental rollbacks continue at a rapid clip, putting clean water, clean air, and our climate at risk.
8/7/20
The US EPA is in hyper-speed rollback mode. Whether it’s action on climate, clean air, or clean water – not even a global public health crisis can stop them from rushing forward with proposals or final rules that will harm public health and our environment.
4/13/20
In the midst of our country’s public health crisis, the Trump Administration’s EPA continues to advance a dangerous policy that ignores science and public health studies.
3/23/20
REAP has provided grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers for nearly 18,000 projects in every state (2003-2019). In all that time, ELPC has fought to keep REAP alive and funded.
3/5/20
ELPC testified before the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) at their second and final public hearing on its rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). ELPC testified in strong opposition to CEQ’s proposed changes to NEPA regulations.
2/25/20
ELPC had a busy 2019 standing up to the Trump Administration and working to fight its continued rollback of environmental safeguards.
12/30/19
The Trump administration is churning through rollbacks of public health protections on an almost daily basis. Whether it is protecting our climate, clean air, or water, this administration has set its sights on undermining sensible standards in favor of polluters.
12/4/19