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Public Health, Environmental Experts Join Grassroots Advocates Testify Against Rauner/IEPA Backdoor Bailout of Dynegy Coal Plants

PEORIA, IL. -- Wednesday morning, advocates from across Illinois gathered in Peoria to speak to press before testifying to the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) in opposition to proposed…

New Report Shows that the Arkansas Utility, Entergy is Harming St. Louis Air Quality

Little Rock, Arkansas -- A new report demonstrates that two power plants operated by Entergy, the largest utility in Arkansas, are emitting enough pollution to make the unhealthy ozone smog problems…

EPA Proposes Long-Overdue Rule To Clean Up the Largest Air Polluter in Nebraska

LINCOLN, NE -- Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released a draft rule that would require Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to dramatically reduce sulfur dioxide…

Executive Order Attacking Clean Air and Climate Action is Bad News for Illinois

Chicago, IL - Today, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to begin the process of repealing several Obama-era actions tackling the climate crisis and protecting clean air and…

Trump Attacks Clean Air and Climate Action with Executive Order

Madison, WI -  Today, President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to begin the process of repealing several Obama-era actions tackling the climate crisis and protecting clean…

Sierra Club Illinois on Paris Agreement withdrawal: “Trump Steps Back, Illinois Steps Forward”

CHICAGO, IL -- Today, it was widely reported that Donald Trump intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the terms of the Agreement, no country can begin the…