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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:

Media Relations Specialist

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Priority Issues: Water, Transportation, & Natural Places

Media Relations Specialist

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(312) 795-3701

Priority Issues: Clean Energy & Climate Change

Featured Resources

Report

Rising Waters: Climate Change Impacts and Toxic Risks to Lake Michigan’s Shoreline Communities

This report identifies twelve areas where high lake levels and strong storms could impact industrial facilities, contaminated sites, and communities along Lake Michigan.

Report

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.

Report

Iowa Clean Energy Supply Chain Report

ELPC identified 110+ Iowa clean energy companies engaged in the solar and wind industry supply chains. There are 9,800+ Iowans employed in those industries.

In the News

Clean Energy Minnesota PUC Finds Energy Justice Relevant to Xcel’s Ratemaking Process

PV Magazine

Clean Water Illinois Environmentalists Push for State Action to Protect Wetlands after Supreme Court Ruling Rolls Back Federal Rules

Chicago Tribune

Clean Energy Another Target of GOP Spending Cuts: Renewables for Farmers

Grist

Clean Water In a Win for Opponents, Army Corps Pulls Back on Pre-Construction Activity at Site of Proposed 25-Foot ‘Toxic Tower’

Clean Water ‘Significant Repercussions’: Supreme Court Limits Government Power to Curb Water Pollution

USA Today

Climate Change New Report Shows How Badly Lake Michigan is Affected by Rising Water Levels, Climate Change

CBS News Channel 2

Clean Air Gary Environmental Group Files EPA Civil Rights Complaint over Maya Energy Air Permit Renewal

NWI Times

Clean Air IDEM to Hold Public Meeting After Outcry Over Lime Plant Permit Renewal

Chicago Tribune

Clean Air Gary (IN) Advocates Call for Tighter Pollution Requirements for Lime Manufacturing Plant

Indiana Public Radio

Clean Water Judge Carr Signs Order Ending Landmark Lake Erie case Against U.S. EPA

Toledo Blade

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

Wisconsin Public Radio

Clean Transportation The Feds Are Pushing for Millions More Electric Vehicles on the Road, But Is Illinois Ready?

Illinois Answers Project

Clean Air Howard Learner: Here are 7 actions Brandon Johnson Must Prioritize for a Greener, More Sustainable Chicago

Chicago Tribune

Clean Transportation US Aims to Dramatically Expand EV Fleets with Tough New Emissions Rule

Financial Times

Clean Air Legislation to Increase Penalties for Spraying People with Pesticides Advances in Illinois Statehouse

Investigate Midwest

Clean Water Southeast Side Residents Fight Shoreline Dump as Mayoral Candidates Vow to Take on Pollution

Chicago Tribune

Press Release

Clean Energy Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Acknowledges Need for Energy Justice in Utility Ratemaking

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

Clean Air ELPC Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Indiana Environmental Agency

Clean Water U.S. Supreme Court Decision Affirms States’ Rights to Regulate CAFOs to Protect Animal Welfare and Supports States Advancing Innovative Climate Solutions

Clean Air ELPC Supports EPA’s Plan to Cut Pollution from Fossil-Fuel Power Plants

Clean Energy Conservation Groups React after Wisconsin Court Upholds Approval of Driftless Transmission Line, Federal Case Still Pending

Clean Air ELPC Urges Stronger Permit for Gary, Indiana Air Polluter

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

Clean Energy Environmental Groups Celebrate Iowa Supreme Court Order in MidAmerican Case

Clean Energy 117 Groups Tell Congress: Fund Rural Clean Energy

Wild & Natural Places Federal Inventory of Mature & Old Growth Trees in National Forests Vital for Conservation

Clean Transportation EPA’s New Clean Car Standards Move the Transportation Sector in the Right Direction

Clean Air Illinois Senate Passes Legislation Increasing Fines for Human Pesticide Exposure

Clean Water Senate Passes Misguided Resolution Disapproving Biden Administration’s Clean Water Restoration Rule

Clean Water Chicago Community Groups Sue Army Corps to Stop Dredge Dump on SE Lakefront

Clean Energy Energy Experts Propose Cleaner, More Equitable Alternative to DTE Energy’s Plan

Clean Energy Ohio Verdicts Only a Step in Fighting FirstEnergy Corruption

Clean Water ELPC Disappointed President’s Budget Didn’t Request Full Authorized Amount for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Clean Water ELPC Slams Ohio EPA for Deficient Lake Erie Algae Cleanup Plan

Clean Water ELPC Urges Michigan Supreme Court to Protect Waterways from CAFO Pollution

Clean Energy Newly Published MidAmerican Studies Reveal Costly Inconsistencies

Climate Change Rural Clean Energy Focus of New Report

Clean Air Biden Administration “Clears the Air” on Reducing Mercury

Clean Energy ELPC Disappointed in Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Decision in Columbia Gas of Ohio Case