Sierra Club Statement on Passage of Historic Climate Legislation in the Illinois House
September 9, 2021
After months of negotiation, the Illinois House passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Bill, effectively moving Illinois one step closer to a 100% renewable energy future.
Sierra Club Statement in Support of Historic Climate Legislation
September 9, 2021
Sierra Club announces support for a nation-leading plan to center equity and environmental justice in achieving 100% clean energy and bold action on climate change.
Environmental Justice Advocates Hold Press Conference in the Aftermath of Coal Ash Dust Cloud at Dallman Coal Plant
September 7, 2021
Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network, and the Springfield NAACP held a press conference today in the aftermath of an incident at the Dallman coal plant that released a lung-burning coal ash dust cloud into the air.
Sierra Club Statement on Passage of Senate Bill 18
August 31, 2021
The Illinois State Senate passed SB18 following the latest round of energy negotiations.
Sierra Club Statement on “Lung Burning” Dust Cloud at CWLP Coal Plant
August 31, 2021
As legislative leaders continue to negotiate a comprehensive climate bill, an incident at Springfield’s municipal coal plant resulted in a cloud of reported coal ash dust to be released into the air.
Sierra Club Statement on Introduction of HB3666 Amendment
August 30, 2021
An amendment to HB3666 was introduced in the Illinois General Assembly, which fails to act on the urgency of the climate crisis and gives a free pass to the Prairie State coal plant, the largest polluter in Illinois.
Global Climate Change Report Calls for Decarbonization in Order to Save the Planet
August 9, 2021
As fossil polluters stall Illinois climate legislation, UN chief sounds “code red for humanity” in call to eliminate coal and gas plants.
Sierra Club Youth Activists and Occupy Elgin Rally to Demand Comprehensive Climate Legislation
July 31, 2021
Sierra Club Illinois' Youth Activist Team partnered with Occupy Elgin to demand that the Illinois General Assembly pass bold, equity-centered legislation that puts Illinois on a path to a 100% clean energy future.
Rockton Residents Provide Testimony at US EPA Listening Session on Chemical Disasters
July 8, 2021
Three weeks after an explosion at Chemtool Inc., a chemical plant in northern Illinois, Rockton residents are speaking up about how the disaster could have been prevented and how mitigation efforts should be improved.
Sierra Club Hosts Panel to Educate Public on the Toll of Longwall Mining
June 21, 2021
Coal companies describe longwall mining as “planned subsistence,” but community activists describe it as “planned destruction.”