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"Navigator CO2 pipeline is canceled, but Illinois opponents say the fight isn't over" via Energy News Network
October 20, 2023
Navigator announced on October 20 it is nixing plans for a 1,300-mile pipeline to take carbon dioxide from ethanol plants across five states to be sequestered in Illinois. Illinois advocates say the fight isn't over.
"Peoples Gas seeks record-high gas bill increase for customers" via NBC Chicago
October 19, 2023
Peoples Gas requested a $402 million rate hike for next year, and environmental and community activists are protesting against it.
"Illinois Attorney General, CWLP reach interim order amid pending lawsuit" via WICS
October 13, 2023
The Illinois Attorney General's office filed a pending lawsuit against CWLP, alleging that in 2021, the company released 700 tons of coal ash into the environment.
State of Illinois Files Sweeping Lawsuit Against Springfield’s City Water, Light & Power
October 13, 2023
Today, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against Springfield's municipal utility CWLP for multiple violations when it released a massive dust cloud of coal ash in August 2021.
Huge Win for Clean Energy and Ratepayers in Illinois Thanks to Missouri’s Approval of the Grain Belt Express Transmission Line
October 12, 2023
Ratepayers across Illinois stand to save $4.3 billion over 15 years and reap the benefits of low-cost clean energy thanks to approval of the Grain Belt Express transmission line.
"The End of Coal Culture" via Grist
October 4, 2023
The fossil fuel defined economies and local traditions. What happens when it goes away?
"Trump Tower, one of the largest users of Chicago River water, sued again by state after failing to meet EPA rules to protect fish" via Chicago Tribune
September 28, 2023
Donald Trump's skyscraper along the Chicago River is still sucking in massive amounts of water without a valid permit.
Environmental Groups Sue Trump International for Clean Water Act Violations; Illinois Attorney General Also Takes Action
September 28, 2023
The amended lawsuit is the latest in a five-year legal battle over Trump International's violations of the Clean Water Act.
"Trump's 'gobbledygook' math has lowballed, for a decade, how many fish he kills to cool his Chicago tower: AG" via Business Insider
September 25, 2023
The Illinois attorney general accuses Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago of significantly lowballing how many millions of gallons of Chicago River water it circulates each day.
Local Groups Praise New Progressive Water Rate Proposal by the Joliet Public Utilities, Warn Work is Not Done
September 8, 2023
The Joliet Public Utilities Dept. proposes revamping the city's water billing structure to finance the new pipeline to Lake Michigan, which is necessitated by the depletion of local reservoirs that threaten universal access to clean drinking water.