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Earth Day is a great time for celebrating the successes and progress achieved in protecting our planet. It’s a great time, too, for focusing on what we’re doing and need to do to conserve, preserve and protect our vital natural resources.
4/25/22
New federal and state funding is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Illinois’ key infrastructure in ways that advance solutions to climate change realities.
4/22/22
It's only February and we have a lot to update you on with three big wins across the Midwest.
2/21/22
Indiana is a tough place to achieve environmental progress. We're excited and proud to let you know about two big ELPC litigation victories in Indiana over the past two weeks.
2/16/22
Please take a look at our Year-End Update video to see the impact we've made to protect the Midwest's environment.
12/9/21
Congratulations to ELPC Board Chair Harry Drucker and Board Member Smita Shah for being named Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Nonprofit Board Leaders
10/11/21
Summer is still here, it's hot, and people are out on Lake Erie's shores. Many more people would come and enjoy their water time more, however, if there weren't recurring toxic algae outbreaks and green sludge on Lake Erie.
9/12/21
The Midwest’s special wild and natural places are well worth protecting and preserving.
9/1/21
Heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and droughts. This summer we’re seeing climate change unfold around the globe. It’s time to take action. And ELPC is on it!
8/3/21
ELPC urges full funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in this year's congressional budget talks. House subcommittee so far shows strong support.
6/30/21
Like many Midwesterners during the pandemic, I traded international or coastal trips for weekend jaunts to the Midwest’s great places.
6/23/21
A modern Midwest higher-speed rail passenger network will improve mobility, create jobs, pull together the regional economy, and reduce pollution because trains are more efficient per passenger than cars or planes.
5/24/21
Summer is coming soon to the Great Lakes. We’re looking forward to enjoying a day at the beach and in the water with our friends and families. Now, think about if you live in the Toledo area and what you’re likely to see most summers: a plume of green toxic sludge.
5/14/21
We do have far to go to achieve a safe, clean environment for all—but the improvements are real.
4/22/21
The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron is protected. Our Great Lakes victory is a national precedent leveraging protection for 10 other National Marine Sanctuaries and National Marine Monuments threatened with cuts and drilling.
4/20/21
Protected public lands are protected for good reasons. We're working hard with national and local conservation group partners and clients to enforce protections on public, wild lands.
3/17/21
Everyone knows that accelerating solar energy has overwhelmingly strong public support. ELPC and our environmental partners know it. Politicians know it from their polling. Utilities know it from their polling, too. Ameren, which is Illinois’ second-largest electric utility, appears to have missed that memo.
2/25/21
Illinois and the Midwest stand to benefit as the Biden administration renews the federal government's commitment to climate issues.
1/27/21
The Biden administration is looking to work with the environmental community. They have the knowledge, skills and passion necessary to advance climate actions and solutions fully across the federal government. That’s a breakthrough.
1/27/21
Today’s Trump-inspired attack at the U.S. Capitol is an attack on our nation’s democracy. The American public deserves better, and we are stronger than this as a nation.
1/6/21
This past year will likely go down as one of the most difficult and extraordinary years of our lives. Despite the challenges, ELPC achieved strong results for the environment in the courtrooms, boardrooms, and legislative rooms across the Midwest.
12/17/20
The Paris Agreement targets are global, but the benefits to public health, the environment and the economy will be seen locally. Illinois will gain from adopting the goals set five years ago in Paris.
12/9/20