Read the Sierra Club Press Release "Illinois Community Leaders Deliver Nearly 35,000 Petitions Asking Governor Rauner to Support the Clean Power Plan. Health, Faith, Clean Energy and Business Leaders Will Urge Governor Rauner To Bring Clean Energy Jobs, New Investment to Revitalize Illinois Communities", HERE!
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Please visit these Club partner groups, all of which work towards a more just and sustainable economy and supported in this effort: Illinois People’s Action, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Solar Energy Association, Faith in Place, Straight Up Solar, Moms Clean Air Task Force, Southeast Environmental Task Force, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Illinois Public Interest Research Group, and Environment Illinois.
States will need to submit initial plans to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by September 2016. Illinois Governor Rauner's Administration must prepare to meet the Clean Power Plan goals for the state. Illinois set clean energy targets in 2007, avoiding more than 5 million tons of air pollution. The most recent American Lung Association State of the Air Report found that more than 6.7 million Illinoisans breathe unhealthy air due to pollution.
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