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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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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

In The News

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

Bridge Michigan

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

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 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
Climate Change Congress Passes Trump’s Megabill Endangering Environment, Economy, Jobs, and Public Health
Clean Air Senate Megabill Endangers Environment, Economy, Jobs, and Public Health
Clean Water Green Groups Urge Army Corps to Add Climate Change and GHG Effects on Line 5 Tunnel Project in its EIS
Wild & Natural Places Trump Administration Roadless Rule Repeal Will Broaden Attacks on National Forests
Clean Energy Ten Groups Push Back Against Trump’s Illegal Campbell Plant Extension
Clean Air Trump Gave OK for 68 Coal Plants to Ignore Clean Air Act Standards via Email
Clean Energy ELPC Statement on U.S. EPA’s Misguided Retreat from Regulating Harmful Pollution from Power Plants

In the News

Clean Water Two Beaches Drove Increased Closures, Advisories on Lake Michigan Beaches this Year

Indiana Public Media

Clean Transportation Illinois Lawmakers Work on $1.5B Bill to Bail Out CTA, Metra and Pace

Fox 32 News

Clean Water Environmental Groups Urge EPA to Restore Nitrate Impairment Designation on Iowa River Segments

Iowa Capital Dispatch

Clean Water This Beach was the Most Frequently Closed in Michigan this Year

MLive

Clean Energy Groups challenge MISO cost allocation plan for coal power plant

Utility Dive

Clean Energy Battle over utility charges headed for the Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Capital Journal

Clean Energy Which States Are Getting Hit Hardest by Electricity Price Increases?

Inside Climate News

Climate Change Trump moves to gut US power to regulate greenhouse gases

NJ Spotlight News

Opinion | Climate change puts Great Lakes at risk, but solutions are in sight

Bridge Michigan

Clean Water Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuits by Tribes, Environmental Groups Over Line 5

Detroit News

Clean Energy Can the Nation’s Most Wind-Powered State Look to Solar?

Inside Climate News

Clean Air ELPC, Activists Concerned About Changes to Gary Works Particulate Emissions Permit

Chicago Tribune

Clean Energy Second request for rehearing filed in precedent-setting case involving coal-fired power plants

Toledo Blade

Clean Energy Ohio lawmaker wants utilities to give customers rebates for reducing power use

Ohio Capital Journal

Clean Energy Editorial: President Trump tilts at windmills with the help of Iowa Republicans

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Clean Water House Bill Amending the Clean Water Act Could Mean Dirtier Water Nationwide—And Especially in Iowa

Inside Climate News

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