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The high court ruled 5-4 that wetlands areas are not protected by the federal Clean Water Act, except in limited cases.

Great Lakes wind could turn the Rust Belt into a clean energy hub.

"With the money and programs available from the federal and state government and an incoming mayor who sees the urgency of the climate crisis, [there is] economic opportunity and a chance to build a more equitable Chicago," says Jack Darin.

"We are woefully unprepared and unprotected without critical regulatory safeguards to adequately protect our communities from the growing scale and threat [of CCS]. Passage of HB3119 is needed swiftly," said Christine Nannicelli.

“There’s a long list of things we need to do to deliver the Illinois we want for our kids, and that’s what we’re showing up for today,” said Sierra Club Illinois Director Jack Darin.

Last month, Attorney General Kwame Raoul called for nationwide restrictions by the Environmental Protection Agency on the use of sulfoxaflor, a chemical insecticide that has toxic effects on bees and other pollinators.

The Naperville City Council approved a resolution to create and enhance habitats for monarch butterflies, bees and other native pollinators, prompted by a countywide initiative by the DuPage Monarch Project.

Illinois’ largest coal plant has been operating for over a decade without ever obtaining an operating permit required under the Clean Air Act, the Sierra Club alleges in a lawsuit.

"Companies like Navigator are rushing forward with these technologies and even expanding on those proposed technologies while we have a serious lack of state and federal regulation [on carbon capture]," said Hannah Flath.

There are “critical protections [for carbon capture] that need to be in place that aren’t currently. We have significant regulatory and legal gaps, and Illinois currently is unprepared and unprotected,” said Christine Nannicelli.