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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

Priority Issues: Water, Transportation, & Natural Places

Karsten Neumeister

Media Relations Specialist

[email protected]
(224) 659-0898

Priority Issues: Energy & Climate

Recent

Press Releases

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Clean Water

EPA Proposed “Polluted Water Rule” will Severely Restrict Clean Water Act Protections in Great Lakes Region and Beyond

Clean Water

Environmental Groups, Tribes File Brief with MI Supreme Court Challenging Enbridge’s Proposed Oil Tunnel

Clean Water

ELPC, MEA Urge WI DNR to Deny Permit as Written to CAFO Seeking to Double its Livestock

Clean Energy

MPSC Boosts Consumer Protections, Delays on Clean Energy in Consumers Energy Data Center Case

Clean Transportation

Illinois Passes Transit Funding & Reform Bill

In The News

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Clean Energy ICC slashes Nicor, Ameren proposed gas rate hikes by over 40%

ABC 7

Clean Water Illinois Lawmakers Urged to ‘Step Up’ and ‘Fight Like Hell’ as EPA Moves to Cut Wetlands Protections

Chicago Tribune

Clean Water Line 5 Opponents File Opening Brief in Michigan Supreme Court Case

Yahoo News

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 Illinois Passes Clean Energy Law to Lower Costs and Strengthen Grid
Clean Water Michigan EGLE Director’s Decision Strengthens Permits for Industrial Livestock Facilities
Wild & Natural Places ELPC Commends Sen. Durbin and Senate Committee for Passing Shawnee Nat’l Forest Protection Act of 2025
Clean Water Environmental Groups Challenge EPA De-Listing of Nitrate Impairments in Iowa
Clean Water MI Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Line 5 Tunnel Permit Approval
Clean Water Community Leaders & Environmental Advocates Celebrate End of Army Corps’ Proposed New Toxic Dredged Waste Landfill on Lakefront Site
Climate Change EPA Proposes Eliminating Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Clean Energy Iowa Utilities Commission Approves Settlement for Largest Solar Proposal in Iowa
Clean Air US Steel Gary Works Air Permit Modification Fails to Protect Public Health
Clean Energy Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant
Clean Water Calling on Iowa Delegation to Oppose the PERMIT Act
Clean Energy Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Lower Energy Costs through Voluntary Demand Response Programs
Clean Energy Midwesterners Shouldn’t Be Forced to Pay Higher Utility Bills for a Michigan Coal Plant That’s Not Needed for Reliability
Clean Energy USDA Rollback on Solar Strips Rural America of Land and Energy Choices
Clean Energy Court Should Throw Out Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution
Clean Water Victory: Clean Water, Sustainable Ag Groups Vow Cont’d Wetlands Protection
Clean Energy ELPC Challenging Trump EPA’s Delay of Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution
Wild & Natural Places Forest Advocates Applaud Sen. Durbin Proposal to Protect Shawnee Nat’l Forest
Climate Change EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Endangerment Finding and Clean Vehicle Standards Is Contrary to Law, Sound Science, and Common Sense
Clean Energy Public Advocacy Groups Take Trump Administration to Court for Illegal Coal Plant Extension
Clean Energy Electricity Bills to Rise with PJM Auction — Distributed Energy Resources Offer Relief
Clean Water EPA Coal Ash Rule Delay Threatens Clean Water and Great Lakes Communities
Clean Water Update to Scientific Report Finds Climate Change Threatens Great Lakes
Clean Air Indiana Environmental Agency Fails to Hold US Steel Gary Works to Basic Standards Needed to Minimize Air Pollution

In the News

Clean Transportation ‘Mustard on Ice Cream’: District Celebrates New Fleet of Electric School Buses

Daily Herald

Clean Water A New EPA Proposal Would Limit the Agency’s Ability to Enforce Clean Water Rules

Scripps News

Clean Water State Requiring More from Largest Farms on How They Dispose of Their Millions of Tons of Manure

Detroit Free Press

Clean Water Plans for Public Park at Site of Lakefront Dump on Southeast Side Announced

Chicago Tribune

Clean Water Plans Unveiled to Turn Chicago Disposal Site into Lakefront Park on Southeast Side

ABC 7 Chicago

Clean Energy Data center development: What does it bring to West Michigan?

News Channel 3 Kalamazoo

Climate Change US EPA rollbacks

Downtown News Magazine

Clean Energy Michigan OKs landmark regulations that push up-front costs to data centers

Bridge Michigan

Clean Energy DTE asks regulators to fast-track data center, skip public hearings

The Detroit News

Clean Energy Some Saline Twp. residents didn’t like 250-acre data center but feared it was ‘inevitable’

The Detroit News

Clean Water After Long Legal Battle, Michigan Toughens Poop Patrol at Factory Farms

Bridge Michigan

Clean Energy Is Columbia Gas’ rate increase in the public’s interest? Ohio Supreme Court hears case

WYSO

Clean Energy As data center boom hits Michigan, utilities hedge against a bust

Bridge Michigan

Clean Transportation Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers Advocates for Passenger Rail Services

Badger Herald

Clean Water Opinion: Illinois Can’t Afford to Lose More Wetlands — Or More Time

Southern Illinoisan

Clean Energy Appetite for data centers fuels fears of high electric demand, rate hikes in Michigan

The Detroit News

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