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News & Press

ELPC works regularly with local, regional, and national journalists on stories across all media. See our recent media coverage and publications below.

If you are a reporter interested in learning more about one of our campaigns or interviewing one of our public interest attorneys, policy advocates, analysists, or scientific colleagues, please contact:

Judith Nemes

Senior Media Relations Specialist

[email protected]
(773) 892-7494

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Press Releases

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Clean Transportation

Chicago City Council Approves Ordinance to Purchase Downtown Intercity Bus Station

Clean Water

Judge Rejects Consumers Energy’s Proposed Dams Sale to Private Equity Firm

Clean Water

Judge Guts Key Updates to Factory Farm Water Pollution Permit

Wild & Natural Places

Wisconsinites Object to Forest Service Plans to Repeal Roadless Rule

Wild & Natural Places

ELPC, Partners Challenge Silver Branch Logging Proposal in Ottawa National Forest

In The News

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Clean Water Judge Recommends Public Service Commission Reject Consumers Dam Sales

Detroit Free Press

Clean Water Judge Upholds Restrictions on Factory Farms’ Winter Manure Spreading

Detroit Free Press

Clean Transportation Next Stop: Public Ownership? Chicago Moves Closer to Buying its Intercity Bus Terminal

Streetsblog Chicago

Featured Resources

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Climate Change

The Impacts of Climate Change on the Great Lakes

Leading scientists and experts from Midwestern U.S. and Canadian universities and research institutions released a report update highlighting the climate change impacts on the Great Lakes region.

Clean Water

Restoring Pure Michigan: Tackling Livestock Pollution to Protect Clean Water

A comprehensive analysis of how the largest livestock operations pollute Michigan's waters, and how the state can fix it.

Clean Energy

Beyond Wires: Using Advanced Transmission Technologies to Accelerate the Transition to Clean Energy

By enhancing the performance of our existing transmission system with smart technology, we can maximize clean energy investments, save money, and reduce carbon pollution.

Archive

Press Release

Clean Energy Final Order Encourages Affordable, Clean Energy for Minnesotans
Clean Transportation ELPC Disappointed by Federal Transportation Reauthorization Package
Clean Air EPA Delay on Vehicle Pollution Standards Puts Midwest Communities at Risk
Clean Water Groups Sue Trump EPA Over Iowa Waters Impaired by Cancer-Linked Nitrates
Clean Water 83 Groups Call On HHS, EPA To Take Emergency Action on Industrial Agriculture’s Nitrate Pollution Crisis
Clean Energy House Farm Bill Adds Barriers to REAP
Clean Transportation ELPC Urges More Rigorous Oversight in Norfolk Southern & Union Pacific Railroad Merger Proceedings
Wild & Natural Places US Forest Service Rejects Call for Thorough Environmental Review of Ottawa National Forest Massive Logging Project
Clean Water EPA Weakens Rules Protecting Groundwater from Toxic Coal Ash Contamination
Climate Change Environmental Groups Sue EPA For Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections
Clean Energy USDA Announces Halt in REAP Grants
Clean Energy Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Clean Energy Michigan Orders Utilities to Integrate Community Power Networks
Clean Energy ICC Orders Investigation into Data Center Risks in ComEd Case
Clean Energy Energy Bills Relief Act’s Restoring Tax Credits Is Step in the Right Direction
Clean Energy Groups Challenge Illegal Order Halting the Retirement of Indiana Power Plants
Clean Energy Iowa Utilities Commission Approves Settlement for 1,000 MW of New Wind in Iowa
Clean Water Environmental Groups, Tribes Argue Before MI Supreme Court Challenging Enbridge’s Proposed Oil Tunnel
Clean Energy EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants 
Climate Change EPA Sued Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections
Climate Change EPA Repeals Endangerment Finding, Contradicting Decades of Science and Legal Precedent 
Clean Energy POWER Act Introduced to Set Standards for Illinois Data Centers 
Clean Water MI Conservation Groups File Expert Testimony Opposing Consumers Energy’s Proposed Dams Sale to Private Equity Firm
Clean Energy Illinois Regulators Center Affordability for Customers in Landmark Utility Decisions

In the News

Clean Water Judge Rules that Consumers Hydro Dam Sale Should be Rejected

MLive

Wild & Natural Places Environmental Organizations File Objection to U.S. Forest Service UP Project

TV6 Marquette MI

Clean Water Opinion: Hold the EPA Accountable for Safe and Clean Iowa Waterways

Des Moines Register

Clean Water Consumers Energy Seeks to Sell 13 Dams Statewide to Private Equity Firm

Detroit Free Press

Clean Water EPA Announces $295 Million to Remove Illinois Lead Pipes Even as Trump Moves to Roll Back Clean Water Protections

Chicago Tribune

Clean Energy Oakland County Wants to Challenge DTE’s $474M Rate Hike Request

Detroit News

Clean Transportation Ohio House Passes Bill Banning Utilities from Owning EV Charging Stations

Cleveland.com

Clean Water Iowa Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Removal of Waterways from Impaired List

ABC 5 Des Moines

Clean Water Farms and Agriculture Groups Call Foul Over EGLE Permit Restricting Animal Waste Uses

Michigan Advance

Clean Water Environmental Groups Sue EPA over Polluted Iowa Water

Courthouse News Service

Clean Water Mississippi River Groups Tell Feds to Act on Nitrate Contamination

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Clean Water Why this Michigan Utility Plans to Sell its Hydro Dams for $13

E&E News

Clean Energy Opinion: Cedar Falls electricity isn’t as clean it seems

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Clean Energy Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in Ohio utility bribery case

Canary Media

Wild & Natural Places Opinion: Earth Day is a reminder that Illinois must come up with environmental solutions

Chicago Tribune

Climate Change Earth Day 2026 arrives at fraught climate moment

Wisconsin Examiner

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